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 ...
The Fontan operation, which places the systemic and pulmonary circulations in series and is driven by a single ventricular chamber, is the treatment of choice for patients born with one ventricle. Its ...
The letter by Asrani et al. (May 2 issue) 1 reports cases of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for univentricular hearts. Our practice includes yearly screening ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified risk factors for early and late ...
While the Fontan procedure has improved the short- and mid-term outcomes for patients born with single ventricle anatomy, long-term complications of Fontan circulation include heart failure. These ...
Long-term hepatic dysfunction is an increasingly recognized complication of corrective surgery for complex cyanotic congenital heart disease. 1 We report four cases of hepatocellular carcinoma in ...