Since the first description from Francis Fontan in the 1970s , the single ventricle pathway has evolved over the years . Many of the medical and surgical improvements have led to a significant increase in survival for these patients with many of them now reaching not only adulthood but even midlife . However , with the longer survival we have also seen the emergence of complications that are still nowadays difficult to manage or not well understood.
Our goal in this research topics is to explore and better define some of those challenges that have emerged in the single ventricle population with the enhance survival, such as FALD , the apparition of rhythm disturbance and how they can be managed , the new developments in ventricular assist device that now seem to offer a realistic possibility of bridge to transplantation and finally the new horizons in sight for these patients.
Themes to address in this Research Topic include arrhythmic challenges that arise along the years
as well as the liver involvement that all the patients with single ventricle physiology develop over time and what are the options now a days available when this circulation fails.
finally we would like to conclude with some new research topics in single ventricle physiology.
We welcome manuscripts in the form of original research, systematic reviews and case reports.
Keywords:
Single ventricle, Fontan, Failure, FALD, Transplant, Future horizons.
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Since the first description from Francis Fontan in the 1970s , the single ventricle pathway has evolved over the years . Many of the medical and surgical improvements have led to a significant increase in survival for these patients with many of them now reaching not only adulthood but even midlife . However , with the longer survival we have also seen the emergence of complications that are still nowadays difficult to manage or not well understood.
Our goal in this research topics is to explore and better define some of those challenges that have emerged in the single ventricle population with the enhance survival, such as FALD , the apparition of rhythm disturbance and how they can be managed , the new developments in ventricular assist device that now seem to offer a realistic possibility of bridge to transplantation and finally the new horizons in sight for these patients.
Themes to address in this Research Topic include arrhythmic challenges that arise along the years
as well as the liver involvement that all the patients with single ventricle physiology develop over time and what are the options now a days available when this circulation fails.
finally we would like to conclude with some new research topics in single ventricle physiology.
We welcome manuscripts in the form of original research, systematic reviews and case reports.
Keywords:
Single ventricle, Fontan, Failure, FALD, Transplant, Future horizons.
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.