Abstract
The Fontan procedure is often the only definitive palliative surgical option for patients with a variety of complex CHD sharing in common, a single, dominant ventricle. In recent decades, imaging and therapeutic improvement have played a crucial role in those patients in whom many complications can hamper their life. After 50 years from the first procedure, heart transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for those with a failing Fontan circulation.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Review
MeSH terms
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Diffusion of Innovation
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Fontan Procedure* / adverse effects
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Fontan Procedure* / history
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Heart Transplantation
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Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
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Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
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Heart Ventricles / surgery*
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Hemodynamics
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Recovery of Function
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Risk Factors
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Treatment Failure
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Univentricular Heart / diagnostic imaging
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Univentricular Heart / history
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Univentricular Heart / physiopathology
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Univentricular Heart / surgery*
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Ventricular Function