Melissa Lyle, MD: Hello, everyone. I am Melissa Lyle, cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic. Today, we will be discussing the management of Fontan patients. I am joined by my colleagues, Dr Alexander Egbe ...

The Fontan operation and its variants have become the procedures of choice in patients with one anatomical or functional ventricular chamber. In a normal biventricular heart, the systemic and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For the two-part UNIVERSE study, 12 children who underwent the Fontan procedure were enrolled in a single-arm ...

PHILADELPHIA — In a phase 3 study, the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor udenafil (Mezzion Pharma) did not improve the primary end point of oxygen consumption at peak exercise, but was associated ...

Of the thousands of children born each year with congenital heart defects, a small cohort have severe malformations of their cardiac chambers leading to a single ventricle physiology. The current ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Udenafil in adolescents after Fontan surgery did not significantly improve oxygen consumption at ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for a Fontan procedure? You should consult a cardiac or heart surgeon for this procedure. 2. How long does the Fontan procedure take? Starting with administration of ...

The letter by Asrani et al. (May 2 issue) 1 reports cases of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for univentricular hearts. Our practice includes yearly screening ...

Pediatric heart specialists in the Single Ventricle Care Program provide expert consultation and treatment of the unique issues that arise after the Norwood, Glenn and Fontan operations. For example, ...

These new codes will allow for improved clinical documentation, insurance reimbursement, and health system recognition of the unique and complex needs of patients living with Fontan physiology. "This ...