Late functional status of survivors of the Fontan procedure performed during the 1970s.

During the 1970s (1973-1979), 41 patients with tricuspid atresia and 25 patients with double-inlet left ventricle had a Fontan procedure performed at the Mayo Clinic. In the tricuspid atresia group, there were seven hospital deaths and six late deaths, leaving 28 survivors 11-16 years after surgery. In the double-inlet left ventricle group, there were six hospital deaths and six late deaths, leaving 13 survivors 11-13 years after surgery.The...