Relationship of Ventricular Morphology and Atrioventricular Valve Function to Long-Term Outcomes Following Fontan Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The influence of ventricular morphology on Fontan outcomes is controversial.

Objectives

This study hypothesized that dysfunction of the single right ventricle (RV) and right atrioventricular valve regurgitation (AVVR) increases over time and adversely impacts late outcomes following a Fontan operation. A single-center retrospective study was performed.

Methods

From 1985 through 2018, 1,162 patients underwent the Fontan procedure at our center and were included in this study. Transplant and takedown free survival, ventricular, and atrioventricular valve dysfunction after Fontan were analyzed. Death or heart transplantation information was obtained from the National Death Index and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

Results

The follow-up

SUBMITTER: Moon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7443254 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature