Impact of the Evolution of the Fontan Operation on Early and Late Mortality: A Single-Center Experience of 405 Patients Over 3 Decades

BackgroundPostoperative mortality has decreased in patients undergoing the Fontan operation, and the determinants of such mortality may also have changed significantly.MethodsWe conducted a study intended to focus on clarifying the determinants of mortality in 405 consecutive patients who had undergone a Fontan operation (62 patients after an atriopulmonary connection, 105 after an intra-atrial rerouting, and 238 patients after an extracardiac...