Surveillance and screening practices of New England congenital cardiologists for patients after the Fontan operation.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Surveillance and management guidelines for Fontan patients are lacking due to the paucity of evidence in the literature of screening efficacy on outcome measures. METHODS:The Fontan Working Group within the New England Congenital Cardiology Association designed an electronic survey to assess surveillance practices for patients with Fontan procedures among New England congenital cardiologists and to explore variability in screening low-risk vs high-risk Fontan patients across regional programs. RESULTS:Fifty-six cardiologists representing 12 regional programs responded to the survey, comprising ~40% of the total New England congenital cardiac physicians. The majority of desired testing and consultation was available within 50 miles of the patient's home institution with some limitations of cardiac catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging availability. Surveillance and screening were less frequent in low-risk Fontan patients compared to high-risk Fontan patients. Counseling practices were similar for both low-risk and high-risk Fontan patients. Aspirin monotherapy was recommended by 82% of providers for low-risk Fontan patients, while anticoagulation regimens were more varied for the high-risk population. Practitioners with ≤15 years of experience were more likely to provide quality of life testing in both low-risk and high-risk Fontan patients. There were no other major differences in testing frequencies by years of practice, quaternary vs nonquaternary care facility, or the number of Fontan patients in a practice. CONCLUSION:This survey provides insight into regional practices of screening and surveillance of Fontan patients. These data may be used to design future research studies and evidence-based guidelines to streamline the approach to manage these complex patients.

journal_name

Congenit Heart Dis

journal_title

Congenital heart disease

authors

Davey BT,Toro-Salazar OH,Gauthier N,Valente AM,Elder RW,Wu FM,Berman N,Pollack P,Lee JH,Rathod RH

doi

10.1111/chd.12854

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1013-1023

issue

6

eissn

1747-079X

issn

1747-0803

journal_volume

14

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