2019
Modern Day Care of Patients With Single Ventricle Heart Disease: Late Complications of Fontan Palliation
Simmons M, Elder R. Modern Day Care of Patients With Single Ventricle Heart Disease: Late Complications of Fontan Palliation. Current Pediatrics Reports 2019, 7: 53-61. DOI: 10.1007/s40124-019-00192-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFontan palliationSingle ventricle heart diseaseLate hepatic complicationsHepatic complicationsPulmonary vasodilatorsReviewThe majorityFontan failureVascular complicationsFontan operationLate complicationsHeart failureHeart diseaseLymphatic complicationsNovel therapiesLiver cancerHigh riskComplicationsRecent FindingsRecentScoring systemPatientsDay carePalliationTherapyStructural complicationsSeparate entities
2016
“Frontiers in Fontan failure: A summary of conference proceedings”
Hebson C, Book W, Elder RW, Ford R, Jokhadar M, Kanter K, Kogon B, Kovacs AH, Levit RD, Lloyd M, Maher K, Reshamwala P, Rodriguez F, Romero R, Tejada T, Valente A, Veldtman G, McConnell M. “Frontiers in Fontan failure: A summary of conference proceedings”. Congenital Heart Disease 2016, 12: 6-16. PMID: 27597140, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Features of portal hypertension are associated with major adverse events in Fontan patients: The VAST study
Elder RW, McCabe NM, Hebson C, Veledar E, Romero R, Ford RM, Mahle WT, Kogon BE, Sahu A, Jokhadar M, McConnell ME, Book WM. Features of portal hypertension are associated with major adverse events in Fontan patients: The VAST study. International Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 168: 3764-3769. PMID: 23849105, PMCID: PMC3805740, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse eventsPortal hypertensionAdverse eventsPost-Fontan patientsFontan patientsVAST scoresSingle-ventricle palliationFuture prospective studiesCongestive hepatopathyEarly referralHeart transplantRetrospective reviewClinical manifestationsProspective studyHepatic fibrosisClinical significanceHypertensionLiver evaluationPatientsLogistic regressionTransplantScoresSignificant relationshipPalliationFontan