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J Cardiothorac Surg ; 10: 53, 2015 Apr 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25886947

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BACKGROUND: Leaving an inter-atrial communication (IAC) open for left atrial decompression is often recommended in neonates with aortic arch obstruction undergoing primary repair. In this study, outcomes in these patients were compared to those with intact atrial septum after repair. METHODS: Between 2000 and 2013, 53 consecutive neonates with severe aortic arch obstruction (hypoplasia: n = 45, interruption: n = 8) underwent primary repair from an anterior approach. Median age and weight were 8 days (range: 2-30) and 3.2 kg (range: 2.4-4.4), respectively. Cardiac morphology included a ventricular septal defect (VSD, large: n = 28, small: n = 7), malposition of great arteries (n = 10), and severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO, n = 10). During corrective surgery IAC was closed (group-I, n = 37) or partially left-open (group-II, n = 16). Primary endpoints were hospital death, and re-intervention (surgery and/or balloon) due to aortic arch re-coarctation or recurrent LVOTO. Statistically significant variables by univariate analysis were incorporated in the corresponding multivariable regression model. RESULTS: Regarding morphological discrepancies more patients in group-II presented with LVOTO (p = 0.05), or the combination of arch hypoplasia, intact ventricular septum and normal ventriculo-arterial connection (p = 0.017). Hospital mortality was 8.1% in group-I and 37.5% in group-II (p = 0.016). Re-intervention was performed in 13 patients (group-I: n = 6 vs. group-II: n = 7) due to aortic arch re-coarctation (n = 12) and/or recurrent LVOTO (n = 3), and resulted in a Kaplan-Meier freedom from re-intervention of 87 ± 6% and 79 ± 8% in group-I, and 64 ± 14% and 64 ± 14% in group-II after 1 and 5 years, respectively (p = 0.016). Multivariate analysis revealed LVOTO as an independent risk factor for hospital death (p = 0.042), whereas both LVOTO and left-open IAC (p = 0.001 and 0.01) were independent risk factors for re-intervention. CONCLUSIONS: A left-open IAC increases risk of re-intervention at the left heart aorta complex. Sustained left-to-right shunting on atrial level seems to induce preload reduction of the often restrictive left ventricle leading to decreased aortic blood flow.


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Aorta, Thoracic/abnormalities , Aortic Coarctation/surgery , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Aorta, Thoracic/surgery , Aortic Coarctation/complications , Aortic Diseases/complications , Aortic Diseases/surgery , Female , Heart Atria/surgery , Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/complications , Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/surgery , Heart Ventricles/surgery , Hospital Mortality , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Reoperation , Retrospective Studies , Transposition of Great Vessels/complications , Transposition of Great Vessels/surgery , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/complications , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/surgery
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 63(5): 373-9, 2015 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25569698

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors promoting development of recoarctation (Re-CoA) in neonates who survived aortic arch repair from an anterior approach. METHODS: Fifty consecutive neonates with biventricular morphology and ductal-dependent lower body perfusion who were discharged home following aortic arch repair with cardiopulmonary bypass between 2000 and 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Arch anatomy was either interruption (n = 10) or hypoplasia with coarctation (n = 40). Aortic arch reconstruction was performed by using patch material (bovine pericardium, n = 30, homograft, n = 10, or glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium, n = 7), and three patients underwent direct end-to-side anastomosis. Antegrade cerebral and continuous myocardial perfusion was performed in 39 and 21 patients, respectively. Kaplan-Meier freedom from Re-CoA was calculated. Morphologic and perioperative data indicating increased risk of Re-CoA by univariate analysis were included in multivariate Cox regression analysis. RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 5.3 ± 4.1 years. Re-CoA occurred in 13 patients and was treated successfully by balloon dilatation (n = 6) or surgery (n = 7). Freedom from Re-CoA after 1 and 5 years was 83 ± 5 and 79 ± 6%, respectively. Two patients died early after surgical repair of Re-CoA. The use of autologous pericardium for aortic arch augmentation was the only independent risk factor for development of Re-CoA (hazard ratio: 4.3 [95% confidence interval: 1.2-16.1]; p = 0.028). CONCLUSION: Re-CoA following neonatal aortic arch surgery can be treated by balloon dilatation or surgery, if adequate. In this study, the risk for development of Re-CoA was independently increased by the use of autologous pericardium during initial arch repair.


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Aortic Coarctation/mortality , Aortic Coarctation/surgery , Cardiopulmonary Bypass/methods , Pericardium/transplantation , Aortic Coarctation/diagnostic imaging , Aortic Valve/abnormalities , Aortic Valve/diagnostic imaging , Aortic Valve/surgery , Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Echocardiography, Doppler/methods , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Germany , Graft Rejection , Heart Valve Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Heart Valve Diseases/surgery , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Kaplan-Meier Estimate , Male , Multivariate Analysis , Postoperative Complications/mortality , Postoperative Complications/physiopathology , Proportional Hazards Models , Plastic Surgery Procedures/adverse effects , Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods , Recurrence , Registries , Retrospective Studies , Risk Assessment , Survival Rate , Transplantation, Autologous/adverse effects , Treatment Outcome
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