Journal article
Three decades later: The fate of the population of patients who underwent the Atriopulmonary Fontan procedure
CL Poh, D Zannino, RG Weintraub, DS Winlaw, LE Grigg, R Cordina, T Hornung, A Bullock, RN Justo, TL Gentles, C Verrall, K du Plessis, DS Celermajer, Y d'Udekem
International Journal of Cardiology | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective To review our experience of patients with an atrio-pulmonary Fontan circulation to determine their long-term outcomes. Methods and results A retrospective analysis of long-term follow-up data using the Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry was performed. There were 215 patients surviving hospital discharge after an atrio-pulmonary Fontan completion. A total of 163 patients were alive at latest follow-up, with 52 deaths. Twelve patients had required heart transplantation and 95 had Fontan failure (death, transplantation, Fontan takedown, Fontan conversion, severe systemic ventricular dysfunction or NYHA ≥ 3). Twenty-eight year freedom from death, death and transplantation and Fo..
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Awarded by NHMRC Clinician Practitioner Fellow
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
[ "Dr. Chin Leng Poh is supported by the Health Professional Scholarship awarded by The Heart Foundation.", "Prof Yves d'Udekem is a NHMRC Clinician Practitioner Fellow (1082186). The Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program supported this research project." ]