The lifesaving surgery used to treat children with single ventricle heart disease, the Fontan procedure, can pose serious ...

The lifesaving surgery used to treat children with single ventricle heart disease, the Fontan procedure, can pose serious ...

BACKGROUND: Survival after Fontan palliation for single ventricle heart disease has improved substantially, yet the long-term trajectory remains poorly defined. The Fontan Outcomes Network, a learning ...

Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center ...

Philadelphia, April 24, 2024 – As patients with congenital heart diseases live longer, researchers are attempting to understand some of the other complications they may face as they age. In a new ...

A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, ...

CCHMC is building a new learning network to assess long-term complications of a procedure for people born with a variety of congenital heart defects. A doctor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different ...

PHILADELPHIA — In a phase 3 study, the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor udenafil (Mezzion Pharma) did not improve the primary end point of oxygen consumption at peak exercise, but was associated ...