Impact of Disease Process on Post-Transplant Outcomes: Protein Losing Enteropathy in Fontan Patients

Since the Fontan operation was first performed in 1968, the procedure has been refined to afford the best long-term outcome for patients with single ventricle physiology, with recent studies showing 70% freedom from Fontan failure including the need for cardiac transplant at 20 years.1 Despite these improvements, the inherent physiology of the Fontan palliation with passive venous blood flow from the body to the pulmonary arteries can result in a variety of complications related to chronic venous congestion and low cardiac output.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research