Somatic growth after fontan and mustard palliation.

Objective: Patients with complex congenital heart disease frequently develop early growth failure; however, the long-term outcome for growth after surgery for single ventricle or anatomic right ventricle as systemic ventricle is not clear. This study was designed to determine long-term growth in patients following the Fontan and Mustard operations.

Method: We retrospectively reviewed the growth parameters of children who had previously undergone the Fontan (n = 80) or Mustard (n = 66) palliation at the Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana.