The Fontan- Infective Endocarditis Paradox: Should Patients with a Fontan Circulation be Counselled for Antibiotic Prophylaxis?

Journal Article Accepted manuscript The Fontan- Infective Endocarditis Paradox: Should Patients with a Fontan Circulation be Counselled for Antibiotic Prophylaxis? Get access Claudia Montanaro, Claudia Montanaro Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UKNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London Corresponding Author: Dr Claudia Montanaro MD, Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac MRI, Maternal cardiology, Lead of the Adult Fontan Service, Royal Brompton Hospital, Part of Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UK, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Email: C.montanaro@rbht.nhs.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8613-8139 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Katherine Dahill, Katherine Dahill Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Alessandra Frigiola, Alessandra Frigiola Adult Congenital Heart Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UKKing’s College, London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Siobhan Boyle, Siobhan Boyle Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael A Gatzoulis Michael A Gatzoulis Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UKNational Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2700-7232 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, zwad260, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad260 Published: 09 August 2023 Article history Received: 20 July 2023 Accepted: 03 August 2023 Published: 09 August 2023