Narrative review of single ventricle: where are we after 40 years?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Key medical and surgical advances have been made in the longitudinal management of patients with "functionally" single ventricle physiology, with the principles of Fontan circulation applied to other complex congenital heart defects. The purpose of this article is to review all of the innovations, starting from fetal life, that led to a change of strategy for single ventricle.

Methods

Our literature review included all full articles published in English language on the Cochrane, MedLine, and Embase with references to "single ventricle" and "univentricular hearts", including the initial history of the treatments for this congenital heart defects as well as the innovations reported within the last decades.

Key content and findings

All innovation

SUBMITTER: Corno AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature