Fontan Procedure
"Fontan Procedure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.
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D018729
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.410.295 E04.100.376.410.295 E04.100.376.724.500 E04.100.814.868.875.295 E04.928.220.370.295 E04.928.220.560.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Fontan Procedure- Fontan Procedure
- Procedure, Fontan
- Stage 3 Norwood Procedure
- Norwood Procedure, Stage 3
- Norwood Procedure, Stage III
- Fontan Operation
- Operation, Fontan
- Stage III Norwood Procedure
Hemi-Fontan Procedure- Hemi-Fontan Procedure
- Hemi Fontan Procedure
- Procedure, Hemi-Fontan
- Norwood Procedure, Stage 2
- Bidirectional Glenn Shunt
- Bidirectional Glenn Shunts
- Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional
- Glenn Shunts, Bidirectional
- Shunt, Bidirectional Glenn
- Shunts, Bidirectional Glenn
- Stage II Norwood Procedure
- Bidirectional Glenn Procedure
- Bidirectional Glenn Procedures
- Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional
- Glenn Procedures, Bidirectional
- Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn
- Procedures, Bidirectional Glenn
- Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt
- Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts
- Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional
- Cavopulmonary Shunts, Bidirectional
- Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary
- Shunts, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary
- Norwood Procedure, Stage II
- Stage 2 Norwood Procedure
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fontan Procedure" by people in Profiles.
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Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Hu C, Lubert AM, Rathod RH, Penny DJ, Whitehill R, Schumacher KR, Ginde S, Ploutz M, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Cartoski MJ, Detterich J, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files M, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Orr WB, Garg R, Hill KD, Yauck JS, McBride MG, Yeager J, Pearson GD, Paridon SM, Goldstein BH. Revisiting the Effect of Udenafil on Exercise Performance in Patients With Fontan Circulation: Results of a Post Hoc Analysis of the FUEL Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 19; 14(16):e041348.
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Cedars A, Manlhiot C, Chinni BK, Opotowsky AR, Becker K, Le A, Khare P, Love Ko J, Everett A, Kutty S, Russell MW, Payne RM, Atz AM, McCrindle BW, Rathod RH, Lewis M, Goldberg D, Hill K, Ploutz M, Detterich J, Schumacher K, Whitehill R, Penny DJ, Cartoski M, Sullivan R, Files M, Garg R, Wagner J, Jacobsen R, Nowlen T, Fletcher S, Conway J, Kim GB, Wu F, Zak V. Methylated Arginine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Clinical Status and Response to Type 5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in Patients With Fontan Circulation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Apr; 14(7):e038061.
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White DA, Black WR, Cramer E, Malloy-Walton L, Walton M, Martis L, Enneking B, Teson KM, Watson JS, Gross-Toalson J. Validity and Reliability of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia for Adolescents with Heart Disease. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 Jun 01; 57(6):1246-1256.
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Edelson JB, Zak V, Goldberg D, Fleming G, Mackie AS, Patel JK, Files M, Downing T, Richmond M, Acheampong B, Cartoski M, Detterich J, McCrindle B, McHugh K, Hansen JE, Wagner J, Maria MD, Weingarten A, Nowlen T, Yoon JK, Kim GB, Williams R, Whitehill R, Kirkpatrick E, Yin S, Ermis P, Lubert AM, Stylianou M, Freemon D, Hu C, Garuba OD, Frommelt P, Goldstein BH, Paridon S, Garg R. The Effect of Udenafil on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Adolescents With the Fontan Circulation. Am J Cardiol. 2024 01 01; 210:183-187.
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Carey PM, Yeh HW, Krzywda K, Teson KM, Watson JS, Goudar S, Forsha D, White DA. Moderators of peak respiratory exchange ratio during exercise testing in children and adolescents with Fontan physiology. Cardiol Young. 2023 Nov; 33(11):2334-2341.
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Goudar S, Forsha D, White DA, Sherman A, Shirali G. Single ventricular strain measures correlate with peak oxygen consumption in children and adolescents with Fontan circulation. Cardiol Young. 2023 Jul; 33(7):1136-1142.
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Moore JP, Gallotti RG, Shannon KM, Blais BA, DeWitt ES, Chiu SN, Spar DS, Fish FA, Shah MJ, Ernst S, Khairy P, Kanter RJ, Chang PM, Pilcher T, Law IH, Silver ES, Wu MH. Multicenter Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia Mediated by Twin Atrioventricular Nodes. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Mar; 8(3):322-330.
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Ybarra AM, Khanna G, Turmelle YP, Stoll J, Castleberry CD, Scheel J, Ballweg JA, Ameduri R, Kimberling M, Makil E, Birnbaum BF, Exil V, Canter CE, Simpson KE. Heterogeneous outcomes of liver disease after heart transplantation for a failed Fontan procedure. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 12; 25(8):e14094.
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Kim MH, Nguyen A, Lo M, Kumar SR, Bucuvalas J, Glynn EF, Hoffman MA, Fischer R, Emamaullee J. Big Data in Transplantation Practice-the Devil Is in the Detail-Fontan-associated Liver Disease. Transplantation. 2021 01 01; 105(1):18-22.
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Emamaullee J, Zaidi AN, Schiano T, Kahn J, Valentino PL, Hofer RE, Taner T, Wald JW, Olthoff KM, Bucuvalas J, Fischer R. Fontan-Associated Liver Disease: Screening, Management, and Transplant Considerations. Circulation. 2020 08 11; 142(6):591-604.
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