The care of children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is constantly evolving. Prenatal
diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome will aid in counselling of parents, and selected …

In patients with a functionally univentricular heart, the Fontan strategy achieves separation of
the systemic and pulmonary circulation and reduction of ventricular volume overload …

Mechanical circulatory support has seen numerous advances in the recent years, with
important observations made to guide patient selection for the therapy, indications for use …

The population of people with a single-ventricle is continually increasing due to
improvements across the spectrum of medical care. Unfortunately, a proportion of these …

Because of the inadequacies inherent to a circulation supported by a single ventricle, many
Fontan patients will experience failure of their circulation. To date, there is no medical …

Methods Our literature review included all full articles published in English language on the
Cochrane, MedLine, and Embase with references to “single ventricle” and “univentricular …

Failing single-ventricle patients have now come into focus as the next cohort where
improvement in outcomes for mechanical circulatory support can be realized. There is a …

Opinion statement Adults with complex congenital heart disease that resulted in a Fontan
procedure frequently experience late cardiac failure. Increasingly, liver disease is …

Background Circulatory failure necessitating cardiac transplantation will ultimately develop
in many patients with functional single-ventricle physiology. Interest in the use of mechanical …

The growing population of failing single‐ventricle (SV) patients might benefit from ventricular
assist device (VAD) support as a bridge to heart transplantation. However, the documented …