Heart transplantation and in ‐hospital outcomes in adult congenital heart disease patients with Fontan: A decade nationwide analysis from 2004 to 2014

ConclusionAdults with Fontan palliation undergoing heart transplantation have exceptionally high inpatient mortality, which is nearly five times that of non ‐Fontan heart transplant recipients, perhaps related to a delayed referral, surgical complexity, and coexistent, underrecognized liver failure.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - January 22, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Gabriel A. Hernandez, Alejandro Lemor, Daniel Clark, Vanessa Blumer, Danielle Burstein, Ryan Byrne, Rachel Fowler, Benjamin Frischhertz, Emily Sandhaus, Kelly Schlendorf, Sandip Zalawadiya, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Jonathan N. Menachem Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research