which is the unavoidable consequence of the specific hemodynamic condition of the Fontan procedure. In 1971, Francis Fontan published the result of his visionary procedure designed to treat patients ...

Hepatic fibrosis is universal following Fontan operation, and severity is associated with time from surgery: a liver biopsy and hemodynamic study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017;6:e004809.

most commonly the Norwood procedure, bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt, and Fontan procedures. With recent advances in surgical management of HLHS patients, high survival rates are now obtained at ...