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The fenestrated Fontan procedure.

N D Bridges1, A R Castaneda

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston.

Herz
|August 1, 1992
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Fenestration in the atrial baffle during Fontan repair improved outcomes for high-risk patients. This strategy reduced mortality and morbidity, leading to better functional status post-surgery.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
  • Cardiac Physiology

Background:

  • The Fontan operation is a palliative procedure for complex congenital heart disease.
  • High-risk patients often face increased mortality and morbidity after Fontan repair.
  • Conditions limiting pulmonary blood flow can compromise cardiac output and elevate right atrial pressure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of atrial baffle fenestration in high-risk Fontan patients.
  • To assess the impact of fenestration on mortality, morbidity, and functional outcomes.
  • To determine the safety and effectiveness of subsequent transcatheter fenestration closure.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 90 high-risk patients undergoing Fontan repair had an atrial baffle fenestration created.

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  • Fenestration aimed to create a right-to-left shunt to maintain cardiac output and limit right atrial pressure.
  • Follow-up included assessment of mortality, morbidity (pleural effusions), right atrial pressures, and functional status (New York Heart Association Class).

    • Main Results:

    • Early mortality was 4% (4/90 patients), with 2 additional patients requiring conversion to bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis.
    • Postoperative right atrial pressures were low (average 13 mm Hg).
    • Prolonged pleural effusions occurred in 13% of patients. At short-term follow-up (average 13 months), 77% had fenestration closure, and 92% were in New York Heart Association Class I.

    Conclusions:

    • Atrial baffle fenestration followed by transcatheter closure significantly decreases mortality and morbidity in high-risk Fontan patients.
    • This strategy leads to improved functional status in the short term.
    • The favorable outcomes support the continued aggressive management of such high-risk patients using this approach.