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Prevalence and risk factors for low bone density in adults with a Fontan circulation

Paolo D’Ambrosio^1,2, Derek Tran^1,2, Charlotte E. Verrall^3,4, Chantal Attard⁵, Maria Fiatarone Singh^6,7, Julian Ayer^3,4,8, Yves d’Udekem^5,9,10, Stephen Twigg^2,11, David S. Celermajer^1,2,12, Rachael Cordina^1,2,5

1 Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 The Heart Centre for Children, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5 Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 Physical Activity, Lifestyle, Ageing and Wellbeing Faculty Research Group, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 Hebrew SeniorLife and Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Ageing, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
8 Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
9 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10 Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11 Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

* Corresponding Author: Dr Rachael Cordina, Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 50 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050. Email: