Research Publications

Feature articles:
NEW!
Authors: Yves d'Udekem, Victoria Forsdick, Karin du Plessis
"The interactions with patients and their families within Australia and New Zealand provide one potential model for the involvement of patients and parents that may result in research that is more relevant, focused, and practically applicable in a healthcare setting."

Authors: Ajay J. Iyengar, David S. Winlaw, John C. Galati, Gavin R. Wheaton, Tom L. Gentles, Leeanne E. Grigg, Robert N. Justo, Dorothy J. Radford, Chantal Attard, Robert G. Weintraub, Andrew Bullock, Gary F. Sholler, David S. Celermajer, Yves d'Udekem
"No difference was found in the rates of thromboembolism (blood clots) between extra cardiac conduit patients taking aspirin and warfarin"
Authors: Yves d’Udekem, Ajay J. Iyengar, John C. Galati, Victoria Forsdick, Robert G. Weintraub, Gavin R. Wheaton, Andrew Bullock, Robert N. Justo, Leeanne E. Grigg, Gary F. Sholler, Sarah Hope, Dorothy J. Radford, Thomas L. Gentles, David S. Celermajer and David S. Winlaw
Follow-up of all 1006 survivors of the 1089 patients who underwent a Fontan procedure in Australia and New Zealand.
"The long-term survival of the Australian and New Zealand Fontan population is excellent"
Watch Chantal Attard talk about preventing blood clots in patients with a Fontan; & Dr Tom Gentles talk about Aspirin vs Warfarin
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Selected reading
Sympathetic and vascular dysfunction in adult patients with Fontan circulation
Unreliable Associations Between Type of Fontan and Early Outcome?
The Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry: description and initial results from the
first population-based Fontan Registry
Trends in Fontan surgery and risk factors for early adverse outcomes after Fontan surgery:
The Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry experience
Surgical palliation in patients with a single ventricle and dextrocardia
The hurdles of providing mechanical support to childrenwith congenital heart disease
Redefining Expectations of Long-Term Survival After the Fontan Procedure
Fertility and Pregnancy in the Fontan population
The use and misuse of ACE inhibitors in patients with single ventricle
Should we recommend exercise after the Fontan procedure?
The Cost Differential Between Warfarin Versus Aspirin Treatment After a Fontan Procedure
Adolescent and parent perspectives prior to involvement in a Fontan transition program
Hospital Inpatient Costs for Single Ventricle Patients Surviving the Fontan Procedure
Ventricular assist device support in patients with single ventricles: the Melbourne experience
Clinical outcomes in adolescents and adults after the Fontan procedure
"How long will I continue to be normal?" Adults with a Fontan circulation's greatest concerns
Ask not what your Fontan can do for you, ask what you can do for your Fontan!