Outcomes of Fontan patients undergoing combined heart-liver transplantation in pediatric hospitals across the United States
This multi-institutional analysis demonstrates the rapidly increasing numbers of Fontan palliated patients successfully undergoing CHLT in pediatric hospitals. Conditional on surviving to discharge, long-term survival has been excellent, demonstrating a success story in transplantation management for this complex population.
Authors
- Meghan Chlebowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9763-9200)
- Alexander Bondoc
- Suzanne B. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4679-6038)
- Amir Mehdizadeh‐Shrifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-0160)
- Alexander Gerhard Miethke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1395-9475)
- David G. Lehenbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-727X)
- Darren Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-989X)
- David L.S. Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7512-1777)
- Greg Tiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-2596)
- Grant Chappell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-5402)
- Alexander R. Opotowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-2281)
- Marco Ricci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8467-1826)
- Awais Ashfaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-9823)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Adult Congenital Heart Association (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.08.011
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01