The past 60 years have brought remarkable advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of
congenital heart disease (CHD). Early diagnosis and improvements in cardiac surgery and …

The Fontan procedure has led to increased long-term survival of patients with single
ventricle congenital heart disease. Hemodynamic changes associated with the Fontan …

Life expectancy and quality of life for those born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have
greatly improved over the past 3 decades. While representing a great advance for these …

Over the past decade, as the majority of patients with single ventricle anatomy who have
undergone the Fontan operation reach adulthood, a newly recognized disease process …

Aims Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis are a consequence of a Fontan physiology, and determine
prognosis. It is unclear whether non-invasive assessment of liver pathology is helpful to …

Objectives Liver disease is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients
after Fontan surgery. There has been no large-scale survey of liver health in this population …

Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a form of congestive hepatopathy that is universal
among patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle …

Fontan-associated liver disease is a hepatic disorder arising from hemodynamic changes
and systemic venous congestion following Fontan surgery. The histological changes …

Objective To evaluate the utility of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in screening
patients for hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma after the Fontan …

Chronic liver diseases are associated with multiple complications, including cirrhosis, portal
hypertension, ascites, synthetic dysfunction and hepatocellular carcinoma, and these …