Surgical and Catheter-Based Reinterventions Are Common in Long-Term Survivors of the Fontan Operation [Congenital Heart Disease]

Conclusions— In this study of Fontan survivors, two thirds of patients required surgical or catheter-based reintervention by 20 years. Families should be counseled that the Fontan is typically not the final stage of single-ventricle palliation.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - August 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Downing, T. E., Allen, K. Y., Goldberg, D. J., Rogers, L. S., Ravishankar, C., Rychik, J., Fuller, S., Montenegro, L. M., Steven, J. M., Gillespie, M. J., Rome, J. J., Spray, T. L., Nicolson, S. C., Gaynor, J. W., Glatz, A. C. Tags: Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Surgery, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions, Stent Source Type: research