Outcomes after initial heart failure consultation in Fontan patients

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Authors

Sharon Chen · Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Muhammad Shezad · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Angela Lorts · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Amanda D. McCormick · C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

Chad Mao · Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Kathleen E. Simpson · Children's Hospital Colorado

Matthew J. O’Connor

Abstract

Over 40% of Fontan patients seen for an initial heart failure consultation were late referrals, with 10% dying or being declined for transplant within a month of consultation. Earlier referral, particularly for those with heart failure soon after Fontan surgery, should be encouraged.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Congenital Heart Disease Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cardiology in the Young

Volume 34, Issue 5, pp. 989-996

DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123003852

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