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Survival Outcomes of Adults with Fontan Circulation Followed in an ACHD Center

Abstract Body (Do not enter title and authors here): Introduction: More patients with Fontan circulation are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) care. There are limited long-term outcome data in these patients.

Research Questions: We sought to describe a cohort of adults with Fontan circulation and determine patient characteristics associated with long-term survival.

Methods: A retrospective review of adults with Fontan circulation followed in our ACHD clinic between 2009 and 2023 was performed. The outcome of interest was transplant-free survival. Survival analysis was performed to explore association between patient factors and time from Fontan completion to patient death or transplant. Patients without events were censored at last follow-up date.

Results: In our cohort of 429 patients, median age at first ACHD visit was 24 (IQR 22-29) years with median follow-up time of 3.9 (IQR 0.6-6.4) years. The most common underlying anatomies were tricuspid atresia (26.5%) and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (25.4%). Fontan completion, most commonly lateral tunnel (59.1%), was performed at a median age of 29.7 months. Extracardiac comorbidities in our cohort included: cirrhosis (42.9%), cyanosis (25.9%), and protein losing enteropathy (PLE) (7.0%). Forty-one patients (9.6%) died, 17 (4.0%) had a heart-liver transplant, and 2 (0.5%) had a heart transplant. Transplant-free survival at 20, 30, and 40 years after Fontan completion was 99%, 87%, and 63%. In total, 10 patients died from end-stage heart failure, 8 from sudden cardiac arrest, and 5 from post-transplant complications (Figure). Morphologic right ventricle, cirrhosis, cyanosis, and PLE were associated with worse transplant-free survival (Table).

Conclusions: Factors associated with decreased transplant-free survival in a cohort of adult patients with Fontan circulation were identified. These data highlight the importance of early identification and potential intervention for these comorbidities to improve long-term outcomes.
  • Freddo, Andrew  ( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Kim, Yuli  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Eron, Molly  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Mondal, Antara  ( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Zavez, Alexis  ( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Denduluri, Srinivas  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Partington, Sara  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Ruckdeschel, Emily  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Tsao, Allison  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Vaikunth, Sumeet  ( University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States )
  • Author Disclosures:
    Andrew Freddo: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Yuli Kim: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Molly Eron: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Antara Mondal: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Alexis Zavez: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Srinivas Denduluri: No Answer | Sara Partington: No Answer | Emily Ruckdeschel: No Answer | Allison Tsao: No Answer | Sumeet Vaikunth: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships
Meeting Info:

Scientific Sessions 2024

2024

Chicago, Illinois

Session Info:

ACHD and Pediatric Acquired CV Disease

Saturday, 11/16/2024 , 02:50PM - 04:15PM

Moderated Digital Poster Session

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