The Long-term Outcomes and Risk Factors of Complications After Fontan Surgery: From the Korean Fontan Registry (KFR).

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of Fontan surgery in the Republic of Korea, as there were only a few studies from Asian countries.

Methods

The medical records of 1,732 patients who underwent Fontan surgery in 10 cardiac centers were reviewed.

Results

Among them, 1,040 (58.8%) were men. The mean age at Fontan surgery was 4.3±4.2 years, and 395 (22.8%) patients presented with heterotaxy syndrome. According to the types of Fontan surgery, 157 patients underwent atriopulmonary (AP) type; 303, lateral tunnel (LT) type; and 1,266, extracardiac conduit (ECC) type. The overall survival rates were 91.7%, 87.1%, and 74.4% at 10, 20, and 30 years, respectively. The risk factors of early mortality were male, heterotaxy syndrome, AP-type Fontan s

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522783 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature