12th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Memorial Lecture in Cardiovascular Surgery: Fontan conversion - The Chicago experience

Carl L Backer

doi:10.1017/S1047951111001764

12th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Memorial Lecture in Cardiovascular Surgery: Fontan conversion - The Chicago experience

Carl L Backer^*

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Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Division

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Abstract

Between 1994 and 2011, we performed 133 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery. Most patients had tricuspid atresia or double-inlet left ventricle with prior atriopulmonary connection. Operative mortality was 1.5%, and mean length of stay was 14 days. A total of eight patients (6%) have had late cardiac transplantation. Freedom from arrhythmia recurrence is 85% at 10 years. For properly selected patients with a functionally univentricular heart who have had an atriopulmonary Fontan procedure, Fontan conversion with arrhythmia surgery significantly improves quality of life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	169-176
Number of pages	8
Journal	Cardiology in the young
Volume	21
Issue number	SUPPL. 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951111001764
State	Published - Dec 1 2011

Keywords

Cox-maze III
Fontan procedure
Functionally univentricular heart
arrhythmia surgery
cavopulmonary connection
congenital heart disease

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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