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Creatinine‐based estimation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with a Fontan circulation

Thomas G. Wilson^1,2, Yves d’Udekem^1,2,3, David S. Winlaw^4,5, Rachael L. Cordina^5,6, Julian Ayer^4,5, Thomas L. Gentles⁷, Robert G. Weintraub^1,2,8, Leeanne E. Grigg⁹, Michael Cheung^1,8, Timothy M. Cain¹⁰, Padma Rao¹⁰, Charlotte Verrall⁴, Karin Du Plessis¹, Kathryn Rice⁷, Ajay J. Iyengar^1,3

1 Heart Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 The Heart Centre for Children, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5 Department of Paediatrics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
6 Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 Greenlane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
8 Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
9 Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10 Medical Imaging Department, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

* Corresponding Author: Yves d’Udekem, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. Email: