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The Kaplan\u2013Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model were used to analyse transplant-free survival and predictor of outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The 20-year transplant-free survival rates were comparable between right atrial isomerism (RAI, n\u2009=\u200945) and left atrial isomerism (LAI, n\u2009=\u200937) [RAI versus LAI, 76% (95% confidence interval, 57\u201387%) vs 68% (47\u201382%), P\u2009=\u20090.22], although more pulmonary vein interventions at Fontan were needed in RAI. Surgical techniques included extracardiac conduit in 66%, intra-atrial conduit in 9% and lateral tunnel in 18% of the cases. Cardiac position and apicocaval juxtaposition did not influence outcomes, but the inferior vena cava (IVC)-contralateral pulmonary artery (PA) Fontan was associated with 100% survival, while the IVC-ipsilateral PA Fontan at the cardiac apex showed a 67% (34\u201387%) survival rate at 20\u2009years. In-hospital mortality was higher in heterotaxy [9.8% (5\u201319%)] compared to TA [1.3% (0.3\u20135.3%), P&amp;lt;0.01) and HLHS [2.8% (1.1\u20137.3%), P\u2009=\u20090.02], with no early death after 2000 in any group. The 20-year transplant-free survival in heterotaxy [72% (59\u201382%)] was similar to that in HLHS [80% (69\u201387%), P\u2009=\u20090.11].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Various routing techniques can be successfully applied to overcome anatomical challenges in heterotaxy. Despite higher in-hospital mortality, overall survival was similar to HLHS. 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