Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Not the Severity of the Condition, Dictates Late Outcomes After Fontan Procedures

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jun 6;69(22):2745-2747. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.581.

Author

Yves d'Udekem¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Heart Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: yves.dudekem@rch.org.au.

PMID: 28571640
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.581

No abstract available

Keywords: Fontan procedure; adult congenital heart disease; exercise; functional health status; single ventricle.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Cardiorespiratory Fitness*
Fontan Procedure*
Heart Defects, Congenital*
Heart Ventricles
Humans