The Fontan operation has been the final palliation for patients born with congenital heart
defects with a functional single ventricle for more than 4 decades. The “normal” Fontan …

Background: Several studies have shown that adult patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart
Syndrome (HLHS) and Fontan circulation have a reduced exercise tolerance that affects …

Introduction Fontan patients have variable exercise capacity. Contemporary understanding
as to which factors predict high tolerance is limited. Methods Records from the …

Background With improving survival of patients with single ventricle physiology who
underwent Fontan palliation, there is also an increase in the prevalence of overweight and …

Benefit of Exercise in Patients with a Fontan Circulation - International Journal of Cardiology
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Over 1.4 million adults in North America are living with congenital heart defects, of whom
around 300,000 have severe congenital heart defects, including patients with Fontan …

The Fontan procedure results in chronic hepatic congestion and Fontan-associated liver
disease (FALD) characterized by progressive liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Exercise is …

ABSTRACT Background: Most patients with Fontan circulation struggle to increase cardiac
output during exercise, affecting aerobic capacity and quality of life. Aim: We sought to …

Objective This tertiary centre study aims to identify factors associated with adverse outcomes
in adult survivors with total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) Fontan palliation for single …

More than half of century has passed since the first Fontan procedure was performed as a
surgical intervention to palliate babies born with tricuspid atresia (first performed in 1968) …