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ArticleJTCVS open2025

The influence of initial Norwood palliation on cardiac transplantation in the failing Fontan: A dual-institution study.

Ryan G McQueen, Danielle I Aronowitz, Nikki M Singh, Ruta Brazauskas, Danielle Burstein, Rachel M White, Stephanie Fuller, J William Gaynor, Ronald K Woods

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9 authors.

Ryan G McQueenMedical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Danielle I AronowitzDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Nikki M SinghDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Herma Heart Institute at Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ruta BrazauskasDivision of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
Danielle BursteinDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vt.
Rachel M WhiteDivision of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Stephanie FullerDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
J William GaynorDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ronald K WoodsHeart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla.

Funding

Medical Student Summer Research Training ProgramT35HL072483 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI RAMCHANDRAN, RAMANI · 2003 to 2025
$3.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS T35 HL072483
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To explore the differences in perioperative cardiac transplant courses and outcomes between patients with failed Fontan physiology who initially underwent a Norwood procedure and those who did not. Methods: A retrospective review of 78 cardiac transplant patients with failed Fontan physiology from 1994 to 2021 was conducted; 42 had a previous Norwood procedure (FFN) and 36 did not (FF). Results: Although patients in the FFN group appeared to have a more complex perioperative course, they experienced better discharge and 1-year survival compared with patients in the FF group: discharge survival of 81% of patients in the FFN group compared with 75% of patients in the FF group ( Conclusions: Despite patients in the FFN group exhibiting a more complex operative and perioperative course, discharge and 1-year survival were better than those of patients in the FF group.

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cardiac transplantationFontanFontan failureNorwood proceduresingle ventricle

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PMID40631020
PMCPMC12230451

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