Fontan Procedure

In pediatric patients undergoing the Fontan procedure, those assigned rivaroxaban had numerically lower but statistically similar rates of thrombotic events compared with those assigned aspirin, according to results of the UNIVERSE trial.

Safety and efficacy of udenafil (Mezzion Pharma) for the treatment of adolescents who underwent the Fontan procedure.

PHILADELPHIA — Udenafil in adolescents after Fontan surgery did not significantly improve oxygen consumption at peak exercise, although it did significantly improve exercise performance at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold, according to data from the FUEL trial presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

As a greater number of patients who had Fontan operations reach adolescence and adulthood, more information on how to manage those patients is needed, according to a scientific statement published by the American Heart Association in Circulation.