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Clinical Outcomes in Single Ventricle Patients Who Initially Did Not Pursue Fontan Completion Following Stage II Palliation

  • By

  • Carolin Niedermaier

  • Cornelius Przybilla

  • Thibault Schaeffer

  • Muneaki Matsubara

  • Christina Ruda

  • Jonas Palm

  • Nicole Piber

  • Peter Ewert

  • Jürgen Hörer

  • Masamichi Ono

  • July 13, 2026

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    The Fontan procedure is the final surgical step for patients with univentricular hearts after stage II palliation.

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    Many patients cannot undergo Fontan completion due to elevated pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary artery stenosis, or significant atrioventricular valve regurgitation.

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    Patients who do not complete the Fontan procedure face a high risk of heart failure, arrhythmias, and mortality.

  • 4

    Some patients may qualify for delayed Fontan completion after re-evaluation and appropriate medical or interventional therapies.

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    The study aims to evaluate the clinical course and outcomes of patients who initially did not pursue Fontan completion.

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Outcome of Patients with Single Ventricles who Initially did not Indicate Fontan Completion After Stage II Palliation

  • by Carolin Niedermaier, Cornelius Przybilla, Thibault Schaeffer, Muneaki Matsubara, Christina Ruda, Jonas Palm, Nicole Piber, Peter Ewert, Jürgen Hörer, Masamichi Ono

  • July 13, 2026

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