Contemporary outcomes after the Fontan procedure: a Pediatric Heart Network multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We characterized a large cohort of children who had a Fontan procedure, with measures of functional health status, ventricular size and function, exercise capacity, heart rhythm, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP).

Background

The characteristics of contemporary Fontan survivors are not well described.

Methods

We enrolled 546 children (age 6 to 18 years, mean 11.9 years) and compared them within pre-specified anatomic and procedure subgroups. History and outcome measures were obtained within a 3-month period.

Results

Predominant ventricular morphology was 49% left ventricular (LV), 34% right ventricular (RV), and 19% mixed. Ejection fraction (EF) was normal for 73% of subjects; diastolic function grade was normal for 28%. Child Health Questionnaire m

SUBMITTER: Anderson PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4385517 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature