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Geography

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Fontan, Alpes-Maritimes Fontan (; oc, Fontano; lij, Funtan) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population The inhabitants are called ''Fontannais''. See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a li ...
- a village and commune in southern France


Medicine

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Fontan procedure The Fontan procedure or Fontan–Kreutzer procedure is a palliative surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts. It involves diverting the venous blood from the inferior vena cava (IVC) and superior vena cava (SVC) to the pulmon ...
- an operation performed on the heart of those with some forms of congenital heart disease


People

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Élodie Fontan Élodie Fontan (; born 9 July 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen television and film productions since 1996. Life and career Élodie Fontan started very young in French commercials for Nissan, Quick and Euro Disney ...
– French actress *
Francis Fontan Francis Fontan (2 July 1929 – 14 January 2018) was a French cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon best known for developing the Fontan procedure, a surgical procedure used to treat some forms of congenital heart disease. Early life and ...
– French cardiothoracic surgeon who first performed the Fontan procedure *
François Fontan François Fontan (7 February 1929 – 19 December 1979) was a French politician. He was born into a family which came from Gascony. Raised in a monarchic family, he first joined a political party, the Mouvement Socialiste Monarchique when he wa ...
– French politician *
Victor Fontan Victor Fontan (born Pau, France, 18 June 1892, died Saint-Vincent 2 January 1982) was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of r ...
– French cyclist {{dab, surname