Direct anastomosis between main pulmonary artery and right ventricle in the repair of complex congenital heart disease / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the results of direct anastomosis between the main pulmonary artery and right ventricle in the repair of complex congenital heart disease. Methods Between March 2001 and June 2004, seventeen patients with complex congenital heart disease underwent direct anastomosis between the main pulmonary artery and right ventricle. Among them, eleven patients were under 3 years old. Six patients had pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (VSD), 4 had transposition of the great arteries and VSD, 4 persistent truncus arteriosus and 3 TOF with coronary artery straddling RVOT. Twelve patients underwent one stage complete corrective repair and 5 patients received staged procedures. Results There was 1 operative death with hospital mortality of 5.9%. Three out of 5 staged patients succeeded in the second corrective repair. At follow-up ranging from 1 to 40 months, all patients were growing well and their heart function were in NYHA class 0 or I. Conclusion Direct anastomosis between the main pulmonary artery and right ventricle can provide good results in the repair of certain complex congenital heart disease, especially in infant patients without suitable homograft.