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Berghmans S, Eyskens B, Rega F, Moons P, Troost E, De Meester P, Van De Bruaene A, Budts W. A retrospective study: Long term prognosis in adults with PA-VSD-MAPCAs. Int J Cardiol 2024; 415:132476. [PMID: 39179035 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Deptal Defect, and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (PA-VSD-MAPCAs) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect with poor prognosis. Due to its complex and highly variable anatomy, the best treatment plan is not clear. We aimed (1) to investigate the survival of PA-VSD-MAPCAs patients according to the underlying original anatomy and treatment strategy, and (2) to evaluate life expectancy between patients with or without severe hypoplastic native pulmonary arteries (NPAs) after surgical versus non-surgical treatment. METHODS A prospectively established database of 169 PA-VSD-MAPCAs patients treated and followed up at University Hospitals Leuven was accessed. Patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment strategy. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted, and Log Rank tests were used for comparison. RESULTS The overall mean survival for patients with PA-VSD-MAPCAs was 38.5 years (95%-CI: 33.1-43.9). Patients with complete intracardiac repair had the longest mean survival of 43.8 years (95%-CI: 38.1-49.6) versus the other groups (p < 0.001). A longer mean event-free survival time was found in patients with normal, well-developed NPAs (p = 0.047). Finally, patients with poorly developed or absent NPAs had worse survival rates when a surgical approach was followed. Systemic-pulmonary shunt placement or unifocalisation had limited effect on prognosis in the absence of total repair (p = 0.167). CONCLUSIONS Patients with PA-VSD-MAPCAs who underwent complete intracardiac repair and/or with well-developed native pulmonary arteries had the best prognosis. Our analyzed data suggest that incomplete surgical repair resulted in survival rates comparable to those seen with a non-surgical approach.
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- UZ Leuven, Pediatric Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; UZ Leuven, Cardiac Surgery, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven, Belgium; University of Gothenburg, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden; University of Cape Town, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cape Town, South Africa
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- KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; UZ Leuven, Congenital and Structural Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; UZ Leuven, Congenital and Structural Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; UZ Leuven, Congenital and Structural Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; UZ Leuven, Congenital and Structural Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium.
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Sharma A, Vadher A, Shaw M, Malhi AS, Kumar S, Singhal M. Basic Concepts and Insights into Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries in Congenital Heart Diseases. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2023; 33:496-507. [PMID: 37811182 PMCID: PMC10556305 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Aortopulmonary collateral arteries are persistent embryological vessels supplying lung parenchyma in various cardiopulmonary diseases with underlying pulmonary hypoperfusion. Their identification and mapping are important because of associated clinical implications and tendency to affect the surgical outcome. This article describes the embryological development and clinical relevance of aortopulmonary collaterals in various congenital cardiopulmonary conditions, along with the significance for treatment planning. Roles, strength, and shortcomings of the various imaging options and image-guided interventions are discussed, with a focus on presurgical planning and preparation, as well as postsurgical management.
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- Arun Sharma
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Radiology & Endovascular Interventions, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Radiology & Endovascular Interventions, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Radiology & Endovascular Interventions, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Radiology & Endovascular Interventions, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Strobel RJ, Young AM, Kron IL. Commentary: Should we "keep rollin'" for PA/VSD/MAPCA? J Card Surg 2022; 37:2651-2652. [PMID: 35661266 PMCID: PMC9383053 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCA) represents an anatomically diverse and technically demanding spectrum of congenital disease. Here, we review a manuscript by Onalan et al. in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery detailing a retrospective, single-center cohort study of patients undergoing unifocalization for PA/VSD/MAPCA via either a pulmonary artery patch augmentation or pericardial roll technique. While they report statistically equivalent outcomes using both techniques, longer follow-up and increased sample size are necessary to determine efficacy and safety.
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- Raymond J. Strobel
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Ma M, Peng LF, Zhang Y, Wise-Faberowski L, Martin E, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Relation Between Pulmonary Artery Pressures Measured Intraoperatively and at One-Year Catheterization After Unifocalization and Repair of Tetralogy with Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 34:1013-1025. [PMID: 35092847 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To assess the relationships between pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and the PA:aortic systolic pressure ratio measured intraoperatively and at surveillance catheterization in patients achieving complete unifocalization and repair for tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (TOF/MAPCAs). This was a single-center retrospective cohort analysis of all patients who underwent complete repair of TOF/MAPCAs from 2002-2019 and received a postoperative surveillance catheterization at our center 6-24 months after surgery. Associations between intraoperative and catheter hemodynamic data were analyzed. 163 patients were included. Median systolic PA pressure was 30 (quartiles 26, 35) and 35 (28, 42) mmHg intraoperatively and at catherization respectively; systolic aortic pressure 90 (86, 100) and 84 (76, 92); and PA:aortic pressure ratio was 0.33 (0.28, 0.40) and 0.41 (0.34, 0.49). Moderate correlation was found between the intraoperative and catheter-based hemodynamics, with the majority of systolic PA pressures within 10mmHg and PA:Ao systolic ratios within 0.1. Changes in the ratio were influenced to a similar degree by differences in PA and aortic pressures. Surgical and/or catheter reinterventions were more common in patients with both higher intraoperative PA systolic pressure and PA:aortic systolic ratios and in those with greater discrepancy between intraoperative and catheterization values. PA systolic pressure and the PA:aortic systolic pressure ratio measured immediately after repair remain useful metrics for assessing the initial operative PA reconstruction, and as indicators of longer term hemodynamics. Initially elevated and subsequently discrepant PA systolic pressure and PA:aortic systolic pressure ratios were associated with higher rates of reintervention. (Figure 7).
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- Michael Ma
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Anesthesia.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program; Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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Ventricular septal defect with pulmonary atresia: approaches, results, prognosticators and current status. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 38:28-37. [PMID: 34898873 PMCID: PMC8630160 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01133-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Ventricular septal defect with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a complex congenital cardiac anomaly with a wide spectrum of anatomical variations. Akin to the same, the management options are also very diverse ranging from aggressive single-stage repair with unifocalisation to surgical palliation and/or staged repair and also heart transplant. There is no consensus on the best management option. This review aims at highlighting the various surgical options and proposing a management pathway suited for the subcontinent patients.
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Hanley F. Commentary: Complex pulmonary artery reconstruction (PAR)…on a par with few others. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 163:1459-1461. [PMID: 34521511 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Frank Hanley
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Children's Heart Center, Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, Calif; Division of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
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Goodman A, Ma M, Zhang Y, Ryan KR, Jahadi O, Wise-Faberowski L, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Mid-Term Outcomes After Unifocalization Guided by Intraoperative Pulmonary Flow Study. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12:76-83. [PMID: 33407027 DOI: 10.1177/2150135120964427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) requires unifocalization of pulmonary circulation, intracardiac repair with the closure of the ventricular septal defect, and placement of a right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduit. The decision to perform complete repair is sometimes aided by an intraoperative flow study to estimate the total resistance of the reconstructed pulmonary circulation. METHODS We reviewed patients who underwent unifocalization and PA reconstruction for TOF/MAPCAs to evaluate acute and mid-term outcomes after repair with and without flow studies and to characterize the relationship between PA pressure during the flow study and postrepair RV pressure. RESULTS Among 579 patients who underwent unifocalization and PA reconstruction for TOF/MAPCAs, 99 (17%) had an intraoperative flow study during one (n = 91) or more (n = 8) operations to determine the suitability for a complete repair. There was a reasonably good correlation between mean PA pressure at 3 L/min/m2 during the flow study and postrepair RV pressure and RV:aortic pressure ratio. Acute and mid-term outcomes (median: 3.8 years) after complete repair in the flow study patients (n = 78) did not differ significantly from those in whom the flow study was not performed (n = 444). Furthermore, prior failed flow study was not associated with differences in outcome after subsequent intracardiac repair. CONCLUSIONS The intraoperative flow study remains a useful adjunct for determining the suitability for complete repair in a subset of patients undergoing surgery for TOF/MAPCAs, as it is reasonably accurate for estimating postoperative PA pressure and serves as a reliable guide for the feasibility of single-stage complete repair.
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- Ariana Goodman
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, 6429Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, 6429Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 24349Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Gottschalk I, Strizek B, Jehle C, Stressig R, Herberg U, Breuer J, Brockmeier K, Hellmund A, Geipel A, Gembruch U, Berg C. Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Outcome of Fetuses with Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2020; 41:514-525. [PMID: 30616264 DOI: 10.1055/a-0770-2832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the intrauterine course, associated conditions and postnatal outcome of fetuses with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PAVSD). METHODS All cases of PAVSD diagnosed prenatally over a period of 10 years with a minimum follow-up of 6.5 years were retrospectively collected in 3 tertiary referral centers. RESULTS 50 cases of PAVSD were diagnosed prenatally. 44.0 % of fetuses had isolated PAVSD, 4.0 % had associated cardiac anomalies, 10.0 % had extra-cardiac anomalies, 38.0 % had chromosomal anomalies, 4.0 % had non-chromosomal syndromes. Among the 32 liveborn children, 56.3 % had reverse flow in the patent arterial duct, 25.0 % had major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) with ductal agenesis and 18.7 % had a double supply. 17 pregnancies were terminated (34.0 %), there was 1 intrauterine fetal death (2.0 %), 1 neonatal death (2.0 %), and 6 deaths (12.0 %) in infancy. 25 of 30 (83.3 %) liveborn children with an intention to treat were alive at the latest follow-up. The mean follow-up among survivors was 10.0 years (range 6.5-15.1). 56.0 % of infants underwent staged repair, 44.0 % had one-stage complete repair. After exclusion of infants with additional chromosomal or syndromal anomalies, 88.9 % were healthy, and 11.1 % had mild limitations. The presence of MAPCAs did not differ significantly between survivors and non-survivors (p = 0.360), between one-stage or staged repair (p = 0.656) and healthy and impaired infants (p = 0.319). CONCLUSION The prognosis in cases without chromosomal or syndromal anomalies is good. MAPCAs did not influence prognosis or postoperative health. The incidence of repeat interventions due to recurrent stenoses is significantly higher after staged compared with single-stage repair.
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- Ingo Gottschalk
- Division of Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Cologne, Germany
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- Praenatal.plus Prenatal Medicine and Genetics, praenatal.plus Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University-Hospital of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospital of Cologne, Germany
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Ganigara M, Sagiv E, Buddhe S, Bhat A, Chikkabyrappa SM. Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia: Anatomy, Physiology, Imaging, and Perioperative Management. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 25:208-217. [DOI: 10.1177/1089253220920480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) with pulmonary atresia (ToF-PA) is a complex congenital heart defect at the extreme end of the spectrum of ToF, with no antegrade flow into the pulmonary arteries. Patients differ with regard to the sources of pulmonary blood flow. In the milder spectrum of disease, there are confluent branch pulmonary arteries fed by ductus arteriosus. In more severe cases, however, the ductus arteriosus is absent, and the sole source of pulmonary blood flow is via major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs). The variability in the origin, size, number, and clinical course of these MAPCAs adds to the complexity of these patients. Currently, the goal of management is to establish pulmonary blood flow from the right ventricle (RV) with RV pressures that are ideally less than half of the systemic pressure to allow for closure of the ventricular septal defect. In the long term, patients with ToF-PA are at higher risk for reinterventions to address pulmonary arterial or RV-pulmonary artery conduit stenosis, progressive aortic root dilation and aortic insufficiency, and late mortality than those with less severe forms of ToF.
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- Madhusudan Ganigara
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA
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- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ma M, Zhang Y, Wise-Faberowski L, Lin A, Asija R, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Unifocalization and pulmonary artery reconstruction in patients with tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries who underwent surgery before referral. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 160:1268-1280.e1. [PMID: 32444187 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to characterize and analyze outcomes in patients with tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries who had undergone surgery elsewhere before referral (prereferral surgery). METHODS Patients with tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries who underwent surgery between 2001 and 2019 at our center were reviewed. Prereferral surgery and unoperated patients were compared, as were subsets of prereferral surgery patients who had undergone different types of prior procedures. Primary outcomes included complete repair with survival to 6 months, death, and perioperative metrics. RESULTS Of 576 patients studied, 200 (35%) had undergone a wide range and number of prior operations elsewhere, including 92 who had pulmonary blood supply through a shunt and 108 who had a right ventricle pulmonary artery connection. Patients who underwent prereferral surgery with an existing right ventricle pulmonary artery connection had undergone more prereferral surgery procedures than those with a shunt and were more likely to have a right ventricle outflow tract pseudoaneurysm or pulmonary artery stent (all P < .001) at the time of referral. The cumulative incidences of complete repair and death were similar regardless of prereferral surgery status, but the cumulative incidence of complete repair with 6-month survival was higher (P = .002) and of death lower (P = .18) in patients who had prior right ventricle pulmonary artery connection compared with those who had received a prior shunt only. CONCLUSIONS Our comprehensive management strategy for tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries can be applied with excellent procedural results in both unoperated patients and those who have undergone multiple and varied procedures elsewhere.
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- Michael Ma
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Anesthesia, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif
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Krishnamurthy R, Golriz F, Toole BJ, Qureshi AM, Crystal MA. Comparison of computed tomography angiography versus cardiac catheterization for preoperative evaluation of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2020; 13:117-122. [PMID: 32641882 PMCID: PMC7331845 DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_94_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Pulmonary atresia with the ventricular septal defect is a rare congenital heart defect with high anatomic variability. The most important management question relates to the sources of pulmonary blood flow. The ability to differentiate between ductal dependence and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is critical to achieving good outcomes and avoiding life-threatening hypoxia in the postneonatal period. Having accurate information about pulmonary arteries, major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, and sources of blood supply to each pulmonary segment is crucial for choosing the optimal surgical strategy. The purpose of this study is to compare computed tomography angiography (CTA) with cardiac catheterization for anatomic delineation of surgically relevant anatomy in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of all children with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries cared for at a large tertiary children's hospital who underwent cardiac catheterization with angiography and CTA close to each other without interval therapy. All studies were performed between 2007 and 2011. Results: There were 9 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Pulmonary artery anatomy (confluent vs. nonconfluent) was correctly identified in 9 patients by CTA and 8 patients by catheterization. There were no significant differences between CTA and catheterization in the identification of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (mean = 3.4 collaterals/study via catheterization; mean = 3.1 collaterals/study via CTA; P = 0.67). CTA was superior to catheterization in the delineation of segmental pulmonary blood flow (P = 0.006). Conclusion: CTA and catheterization are equivalent in their ability to delineate pulmonary artery anatomy and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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A Review of the Management of Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Septal Defect, and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:601-612. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wise-Faberowski L, Irvin M, Lennig M, Long J, Nadel HR, Bauser-Heaton H, Asija R, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Assessment of the Reconstructed Pulmonary Circulation With Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy After Unifocalization and Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot With Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2019; 10:313-320. [DOI: 10.1177/2150135119836735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Pulmonary vascular supply in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs) is highly variable. Our approach to surgical management of this condition emphasizes early repair including unifocalization and reconstruction of the pulmonary circulation, incorporating all lung segments and addressing stenoses both proximal to and within the lung, in addition to ventricular septal defect closure. At our institution, we have over 15 years of experience using lung perfusion scintigraphy (LPS) to assess the distribution of pulmonary blood flow after complete unifocalization and repair. Methods: We reviewed clinical and quantitative LPS data in 310 patients who underwent complete unifocalization and repair of TOF/MAPCAs from 2003 to 2018 at our institution. Postrepair relative lung perfusion distributions were determined from LPS initially obtained at our institution within 60 days after repair and thereafter. Results: Total lung perfusion to the right and left lungs was 58.0% ± 14.2% and 42.0% ± 14.2%, respectively. Perfusion was balanced in 75% of patients and unbalanced in 25%, including 11% in whom it was extremely unbalanced. On multivariable analysis, older age at repair, surgery other than a single-stage complete unifocalization, and native anatomy consisting of unilateral pulmonary blood supply through a ductus arteriosus were associated with unbalanced perfusion. Conclusion: We present our experience using LPS as an outcome measure after surgical repair of TOF/MAPCAs. Balanced lung perfusion was present in the majority of patients who had complete repair of TOF/MAPCAs performed at our center.
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- Lisa Wise-Faberowski
- Department of Anesthesiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Program, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Department of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Program, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Children’s Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Bauser-Heaton H, Ma M, McElhinney DB, Goodyer WR, Zhang Y, Chan FP, Asija R, Shek J, Wise-Faberowski L, Hanley FL. Outcomes After Aortopulmonary Window for Hypoplastic Pulmonary Arteries and Dual-Supply Collaterals. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:820-827. [PMID: 30980823 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our institutional approach to tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) emphasizes early unifocalization and complete repair (CR). In the small subset of patients with dual-supply MAPCAs and confluent but hypoplastic central pulmonary arteries (PAs), our surgical approach is early creation of an aortopulmonary window (APW) to promote PA growth. Factors associated with successful progression to CR and mid-term outcomes have not been assessed. METHODS Clinical data were reviewed. PA diameters were measured offline from angiograms prior to APW and on follow-up catheterization >1 month after APW but prior to any additional surgical interventions. RESULTS From November 2001 to March 2018, 352 patients with tetralogy of Fallot/MAPCAs underwent initial surgery at our center, 40 of whom had a simple APW with or without ligation of MAPCAs as the first procedure (median age, 1.4 months). All PA diameters increased significantly on follow-up angiography. Ultimately, 35 patients underwent CR after APW. Nine of these patients (26%) underwent intermediate palliative operation between 5 and 39 months (median, 8 months) after APW. There were no early deaths. The cumulative incidence of CR was 65% 1 year post-APW and 87% at 3 years. Repaired patients were followed for a median of 4.2 years after repair; the median PA:aortic pressure ratio was 0.39 (range, 0.22 to 0.74). CONCLUSIONS Most patients with tetralogy of Fallot/MAPCAs and hypoplastic but normally arborizing PAs and dual-supply MAPCAs are able to undergo CR with low right ventricular pressure after APW early in life. Long-term outcomes were good, with acceptable PA pressures in most patients.
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- Holly Bauser-Heaton
- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Anesthesia, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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Vaikunth SS, Bauser-Heaton H, Lui GK, Wise-Faberowski L, Chan FP, Asija R, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Repair of Untreated Older Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot With Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals. Ann Thorac Surg 2018; 107:1218-1224. [PMID: 30550802 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our programmatic approach to tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collaterals emphasizes single-stage unifocalization with complete intracardiac repair during infancy. Little is known about suitability for complete repair in patients beyond infancy. We sought to analyze outcomes of our approach in older patients with previously untreated tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collaterals. METHODS Any patient with this lesion not treated before 2 years of age referred to our center from 2002 to 2017 met inclusion criteria. RESULTS Of 33 patients, 32 were out-of-state (64% international) referrals, and 33% (n = 11) were older than 9 years, had polycythemia, or at least 1 high pressure collateral (>25 mm Hg). Complete repair was achieved in 94% (n = 31) of patients, 82% (n = 27) in one stage and 12% (n = 4) after unifocalization to a central shunt. The median right ventricular-to-aortic pressure ratio was 0.31 after the operation and 0.37 at follow-up. At a median of 4.8 years after repair, 9 patients (19%) underwent reintervention, including 5 conduit and 7 branch pulmonary artery interventions. Three patients also underwent aortic valve replacement. CONCLUSIONS In this selected cohort of older patients with previously unoperated tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collaterals, outcomes were comparable with infants undergoing treatment according to our approach. These findings support the notion that patients who are either born in low-resource settings or present to health care providers beyond infancy should be considered candidates and evaluated for complete repair.
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- Sumeet S Vaikunth
- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California; Department of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals: collateral vessel disease burden and unifocalisation strategies. Cardiol Young 2018; 28:1091-1098. [PMID: 29978776 DOI: 10.1017/s104795111800080x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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UNLABELLED IntroductionThe optimal approach to unifocalisation in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (pulmonary artery/ventricular septal defect/major aortopulmonary collaterals) remains controversial. Moreover, the impact of collateral vessel disease burden on surgical decision-making and late outcomes remains poorly defined. We investigated our centre's experience in the surgical management of pulmonary artery/ventricular septal defect/major aortopulmonary collaterals.Materials and methodsBetween 1996 and 2015, 84 consecutive patients with pulmonary artery/ventricular septal defect/major aortopulmonary collaterals underwent unifocalisation. In all, 41 patients received single-stage unifocalisation (Group 1) and 43 patients underwent multi-stage repair (Group 2). Preoperative collateral vessel anatomy, branch pulmonary artery reinterventions, ventricular septal defect status, and late right ventricle/left ventricle pressure ratio were evaluated. RESULTS Median follow-up was 4.8 compared with 5.7 years for Groups 1 and 2, respectively, p = 0.65. Median number of major aortopulmonary collaterals/patient was 3, ranging from 1 to 8, in Group 1 compared with 4, ranging from 1 to 8, in Group 2, p = 0.09. Group 2 had a higher number of lobar/segmental stenoses within collateral vessels (p = 0.02). Group 1 had fewer catheter-based branch pulmonary artery reinterventions, with 5 (inter-quartile range from 1 to 7) per patient, compared with 9 (inter-quartile range from 4 to 14) in Group 2, p = 0.009. Among patients who achieved ventricular septal defect closure, median right ventricle/left ventricle pressure was 0.48 in Group 1 compared with 0.78 in Group 2, p = 0.03. Overall mortality was 6 (17%) in Group 1 compared with 9 (21%) in Group 2.DiscussionSingle-stage unifocalisation is a promising repair strategy in select patients, achieving low rates of reintervention for branch pulmonary artery restenosis and excellent mid-term haemodynamic outcomes. However, specific anatomic substrates of pulmonary artery/ventricular septal defect/major aortopulmonary collaterals may be better suited to multi-stage repair. Preoperative evaluation of collateral vessel calibre and function may help inform more patient-specific surgical management.
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Ikai A. Surgical strategies for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect associated with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 66:390-397. [DOI: 10.1007/s11748-018-0948-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Pulmonary reinterventions after complete unifocalization and repair in infants and young children with tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collaterals. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 155:1696-1707. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.11.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ma M, Mainwaring RD, Hanley FL. Comprehensive Management of Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals in the Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2018; 21:75-82. [PMID: 29425528 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The heterogenous anatomy of Tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries has engendered a similar degree of diversity in its management and, ultimately, outcome. We summarize our comprehensive treatment paradigm for this lesion evolved over 15 years of experience through 458 patients and the results obtained. An updated analysis of 307 patients treated primarily at our institution is included. A review of recent literature, comparison of management strategies, and discussion of ongoing controversies are provided.
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- Michael Ma
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA..
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA
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Bauser-Heaton H, Borquez A, Han B, Ladd M, Asija R, Downey L, Koth A, Algaze CA, Wise-Faberowski L, Perry SB, Shin A, Peng LF, Hanley FL, McElhinney DB. Programmatic Approach to Management of Tetralogy of Fallot With Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.004952. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
Tetralogy of Fallot with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a complex and heterogeneous condition. Our institutional approach to this lesion emphasizes early complete repair with the incorporation of all lung segments and extensive lobar and segmental pulmonary artery reconstruction.
Methods and Results—
We reviewed all patients who underwent surgical intervention for tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS) since November 2001. A total of 458 patients underwent surgery, 291 (64%) of whom underwent their initial procedure at LPCHS. Patients were followed for a median of 2.7 years (mean 4.3 years) after the first LPCHS surgery, with an estimated survival of 85% at 5 years after first surgical intervention. Factors associated with worse survival included first LPCHS surgery type other than complete repair and Alagille syndrome. Of the overall cohort, 402 patients achieved complete unifocalization and repair, either as a single-stage procedure (n=186), after initial palliation at our center (n=74), or after surgery elsewhere followed by repair/revision at LPCHS (n=142). The median right ventricle:aortic pressure ratio after repair was 0.35. Estimated survival after repair was 92.5% at 10 years and was shorter in patients with chromosomal anomalies, older age, a greater number of collaterals unifocalized, and higher postrepair right ventricle pressure.
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Using an approach that emphasizes early complete unifocalization and repair with incorporation of all pulmonary vascular supply, we have achieved excellent results in patients with both native and previously operated tetralogy of Fallot and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.
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- Holly Bauser-Heaton
- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (H.B.-H., A.B., B.H., M.L., R.A., A.K., C.A.A., S.B.P., A.S., L.F.P., D.B.M.), Anesthesia (L.D., L.W.-F.), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (F.L.H., D.B.M.), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Heart Center Clinical and Translational Research Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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Soquet J, Liava'a M, Eastaugh L, Konstantinov IE, Brink J, Brizard CP, d'Udekem Y. Achievements and Limitations of a Strategy of Rehabilitation of Native Pulmonary Vessels in Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Septal Defect, and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 103:1519-1526. [PMID: 28010875 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND A strategy of rehabilitation for pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCAs) comprises repetitive shunting and patching procedures of the central pulmonary arteries. We wanted to determine the feasibility and limitations of a strategy of rehabilitation. METHODS The outcomes of 37 consecutive patients operated from June 2003 to December 2014 for PA/VSD/MAPCAs were reviewed. The patients were directed to a rehabilitation strategy, except when they presented in heart failure with very large collaterals. RESULTS Four patients with very large MAPCAs underwent a one-stage repair with unifocalization of collateral vessels at a median age of 8.6 months. There was no mortality in this group after a median follow-up of 4.6 years. Following a strategy of staged rehabilitation, 33 patients had 2.01 ± 0.9 procedures before repair. Median age at primary shunting was 3.3 weeks (0.4 to 31.9 weeks). Repair rate was 73% (22 patients), at a median age of 1.7 years. Three patients (10%) were left palliated and 3 patients (10%) died. Median follow-up in this group was 4.5 years. Complementary procedures to the rehabilitation strategy consisted in pulmonary artery reconstruction in 25 patients (76%) and MAPCAs ligation in 7 patients (21%). Pulmonary balloon angioplasty was required in 12 patients (36%) and MAPCAs coil occlusion in 8 patients (24%). CONCLUSIONS A strategy of rehabilitation can be implemented in almost 90% of the cases, with a low mortality rate. Following this strategy, 73% of the patients can be successfully repaired.
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- Jerome Soquet
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Outcomes of Patients with Pulmonary Atresia and Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals Without Intervention in Infancy. Pediatr Cardiol 2016; 37:1380-91. [PMID: 27377524 PMCID: PMC5189909 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-016-1445-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Treatment of pulmonary atresia with major aortopulmonary collaterals (PA MAPCAs) remains a challenge. Despite variations in surgical technique, contemporary strategies all include initial intervention in the first year of life. However, a subset of patients presents later in life, and contemporary outcomes of this group have not been reported previously. We performed a retrospective case series of consecutive cases of PA MAPCAs who were seen at our center between January 2001 and February 2016, who had not undergone surgery before the age of 1 year. We describe their presenting characteristics, operative and transcatheter interventions, and outcomes. A total of eight cases were identified from 76 children with PA MAPCAs treated over the study period. Median age at presentation was 5.9 years. Seventy-five percent had confluent pulmonary arteries with a median Nakata index of 113 mm(2)/m(2). Operative intervention was performed in 5/6 cases. Two are awaiting intervention. The combination of operative and transcatheter interventions allowed for ventricular septal defect closure in 60 % of cases, all of whom had subsystemic right ventricular pressures. Operative intervention is possible in some older cases with PA and MAPCAs. Though multiple operations and transcatheter therapies are necessary, some can achieve operative correction of serial circulation with tolerable physiology. Subjects with ventricular hypoplasia and those without confluent pulmonary arteries are more challenging.
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Kaneko Y, Yoda H, Tsuchiya K. Airway Compression by Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals with 22q11 Deletion. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016; 15:e9-11. [PMID: 17244912 DOI: 10.1177/021849230701500127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hypoxic choking episodes due to airway obstruction occurred frequently from 4 months of age in a boy with 22q11 deletion, pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, absent central pulmonary artery, tracheobronchomalacia, and an aberrant right tracheal bronchus. The tracheobronchial tree was compressed by a posteriorly displaced ascending aorta and right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Single-stage unifocalization and intracardiac repair plus aortopexy at 8 months resulted in resolution of the respiratory distress and heart failure.
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- Yukihiro Kaneko
- Deptartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, 4-1-22 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8935, Japan.
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Kaskinen AK, Happonen JM, Mattila IP, Pitkänen OM. Long-term outcome after treatment of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: nationwide study of 109 patients born in 1970–2007. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015; 49:1411-8. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rammeloo LAJ, DeRuiter MC, van den Akker NM, Wisse LJ, Gittenberger-de Groot AC. Development of major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries in vegf120/120 isoform mouse embryos with tetralogy of fallot. Pediatr Cardiol 2015; 36:89-95. [PMID: 25070391 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-0969-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The degree of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, pulmonary stenosis (PS) and the development of major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is related to clinical outcome. Vegf120/120 mutant mouse embryos develop TOF with various degrees of PS, comparable to humans. We aimed to study the ontogeny of the development of MAPCAs in this mouse model. The development of the right ventricular outflow tract, pulmonary arteries, and ductus arteriosus (DA) and formation of MAPCAs were studied in both wild type as well as Vegf120/120 mice from embryonic day 10.5 until day 19.5. Of the 49 Vegf120/120 embryos, 35 embryos (71%) had ventral displacement of the outflow tract and a subaortic ventricular septal defect. A time-related development in severity of PS to pulmonary atresia (PA) was observed. From embryonic day 12.5, hypoplasia of the DA was seen in 13 (37%) and absent DA in 12 (37%) of these embryos. The 3 (6%) embryos with PA and absent DA developed MAPCAs, after day 15.5. In all, the MAPCAs arose from both subclavian arteries, running posterior in the thoracic cavity, along the vagal nerve. The MAPCAs connected the pulmonary arteries at the site of the hilus. A time-related development of PS to PA can lead, in combination with absent DA, to the development of MAPCAs later in embryonic life as an alternative route for pulmonary perfusion in this mouse model. This finding contributes to a better understanding of the consecutive morphological changes in the development toward MAPCAs in humans.
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- L A J Rammeloo
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, P.O. 7057, 1007MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
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Genetic Syndromes and Outcome After Surgical Repair of Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 94:1627-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Frank L, Dillman JR, Parish V, Mueller GC, Kazerooni EA, Bell A, Attili AK. Cardiovascular MR Imaging of Conotruncal Anomalies. Radiographics 2010; 30:1069-94. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.304095158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Role of 64-MDCT in Evaluation of Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194:110-8. [PMID: 20028912 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Januszewska K, Malec E, Juchem G, Kaczmarek I, Sodian R, Uberfuhr P, Reichart B. Heart-lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 138:738-43. [PMID: 19698864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 12/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Heart-lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect is challenging. The aim of the study was to present a single-center experience with heart-lung transplantation in this difficult group of patients. METHODS A retrospective review identified 9 patients aged 4.1 to 45.6 years (median, 25.4 years) with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect who underwent heart-lung transplantation. Four (44.4%) patients had previous heart operations: 3 of them had palliative procedures (systemic-to-pulmonary shunts), and 1 had multistage correction. A standard transplantation method was used, with the exception of 1 patient with heterotaxy syndrome who underwent a modified operation. Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries were controlled by using various techniques. RESULTS Follow-up ranged between 2 days and 12.6 years (median, 1.2 years). The hospital mortality rate was 22.2% (n = 2). In the late postoperative period, 3 patients died. The survival curve was similar to that of patients with other diagnoses undergoing heart-lung transplantation. The median length of intensive care unit stay was 58 days (range, 22-82 days), and the median length of hospital stay was 83 days (range, 35-136 days). The most common early complication was bleeding requiring re-exploration. In all cases the bleeding was proved to be from collateral vessels. CONCLUSIONS Heart-lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect requires carefully planned and meticulously performed surgical intervention. This management should be taken into consideration as a future option if the specific anatomy is uncorrectable in early childhood, and the palliative procedures should be avoided.
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- Katarzyna Januszewska
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
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BACKGROUND Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia is a heterogeneous group of defects, characterised by diverse sources of flow of blood to the lungs, which often include multiple systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries. Controversy surrounds the optimal method to achieve a biventricular repair with the fewest operations while basing flow to the lungs on the native intrapericardial pulmonary arterial circulation whenever possible. We describe an individualized approach to this group of patients that optimizes these variables. METHODS Over a consecutive 10-year period, we treated 66 patients presenting with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia according to the source of the pulmonary arterial flow. Patients were grouped according to whether the flow of blood to the lungs was derived exclusively from the intrapericardial pulmonary arteries, as seen in 29 patients, exclusively from systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries, as in 5 patients, or from both the intrapericardial pulmonary and collateral arteries, as in the remaining 32 patients. We divided the latter group into 9 patients deemed simple, and 23 considered complex, according to whether the pulmonary arterial index was greater than or less than 90 millimetres squared per metre squared, and whether the number of collateral arteries was less than or greater than 2, respectively. RESULTS We achieved complete biventricular repair in 58 patients (88%), with an overall mortality of 3%. Repair was accomplished in a single stage in all patients without systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries, but was staged, with unifocalization, in the patients lacking intrapericardial pulmonary arteries. Complete repair without unifocalization was achieved in all patients with the simple variant of the mixed morphology, and in 56% of patients with the complex variant. The average number of procedures per patient to achieve complete repair was 1, 2.2, 3.8, and 2.6 in patients with exclusively native intrapericardial, simple and mixed, complex and mixed and exclusively collateral pulmonary arterial flow, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An individualized approach based on the morphology of the pulmonary arterial supply permits achievement of a high rate of complete intracardiac repairs, basing pulmonary arterial flow on the intrapericardial pulmonary arteries in the great majority of cases, and has a low rate of reoperation and mortality.
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Song SW, Park HK, Park YH, Cho BK. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defects and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Circ J 2009; 73:516-22. [PMID: 19179776 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no consensus on the long-term outcome after unifocalization in patients undergoing surgery for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defects (VSD) and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs). METHODS AND RESULTS From 1988 to 2006, 40 patients (median age 8.5 months) underwent surgery for pulmonary atresia, VSD, and MAPCAs. The hospital mortality rate for the preparatory procedures was 1.2%; 17 patients had a complete repair (CR) at a median age of 3 years. Patients with a pulmonary artery index greater than 100 mm(2)/m(2) had a higher likelihood of CR. The overall survival rate 15 years after first operation in the CR group was 87.5%. Cox analysis demonstrated that increased number of MAPCAs (P=0.019, HR=1.666) was a significant predictor of poor survival, and CR (P=0.025, HR=0.141) was a significant predictor of favorable prognosis. On angiography, serial measurements of MAPCAs showed a significant decrease in size (from 5.2+/-2.9 to 4.1+/-2.9 mm after a mean of 20 months) (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Long-term survival into adulthood can be achieved with an integrated approach. Late survival depends on the number of MAPCAs, and CR. Growth potential of unifocalized MAPCAs was not definite.
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- Suk-Won Song
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ishibashi N, Shin'oka T, Ishiyama M, Sakamoto T, Kurosawa H. Clinical results of staged repair with complete unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007; 32:202-8. [PMID: 17512210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our treatment strategy for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (VSD) and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a staged repair that comprises the first complete unifocalization (UF) with 'unification' of intrapulmonary arteries and then the definitive repair. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of our staged repair strategy with complete UF and to determine the results of our current management strategy. METHODS From 1982 to 2004, 113 consecutive patients were treated with staged repair at our institute. We evaluated the risk of definitive repair failure or death in the 3 years after definitive repair using logistic regression. Furthermore, we compared the early group (patients who underwent UF before December 1995) and the late group (patients who underwent UF after January 1996). RESULTS The mean follow-up interval was 8.8 years (0.8 months to 23.3 years), and Kaplan-Meier-estimated overall survival rates after first UF were 80.9, 73.8, and 69.9% at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. Survival in patients with an absent central pulmonary artery (PA) was significantly lower than in those with a central PA (p<0.05), and the factor that was significantly associated with definitive repair failure or death in the 3 years after definitive repair was central PA morphology (p<0.05). Higher mean PA pressure after UF was detected in patients with hypoplastic central PA, compared with those without hypoplastic PA (30.9 mmHg vs 23.3 mmHg, p<0.05). In the late group, age (in years) at first UF (3.9 vs 8.4, p<0.01), second UF (4.3 vs 9.2, p<0.01), and definitive repair (5.8 vs 9.1, p<0.01) was significantly younger than in early group, and the survival rate after first UF in the late group was 96.2 and 91.3% at 3 and 7 years, respectively. Systolic right ventricular pressure and the pressure ratio between the right and the left ventricles after definitive repair in the late group were significantly lower than in the early group (53.6 mmHg vs 75.0 mmHg, p<0.01; 61.7% vs 75.9%, p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Hypoplastic central PA was a significant risk factor in this disease. The overall survival was improved by our current management strategy. Improved RV pressure after definitive repair appears to affect the long-term outcome.
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- Nobuyuki Ishibashi
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ngan EM, Rebeyka IM, Ross DB, Hirji M, Wolfaardt JF, Seelaus R, Grosvenor A, Noga ML. The rapid prototyping of anatomic models in pulmonary atresia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 132:264-9. [PMID: 16872948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2005] [Revised: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 02/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the utility and accuracy of solid anatomic models constructed with rapid prototyping technology for surgical planning in patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. METHODS In 6 patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, anatomic models of the pulmonary vasculature were rapid prototyped from computed tomographic angiographic data. The surgeons used the models for preoperative and intraoperative planning. The models' accuracy and utility were assessed with a postoperative questionnaire completed by the surgeons. An independent cardiac radiologist also assessed each model for accuracy of major aortopulmonary collateral artery origin, course, and caliber relative to conventional angiography. RESULTS Of the major aortopulmonary collateral arteries identified during surgery and conventional angiography, 96% and 93%, respectively, were accurately represented by the models. The surgeons found the models to be very useful in visualizing the vascular anatomy. CONCLUSION This study presents the novel vascular application of rapid prototyping to pediatric congenital heart disease. Anatomic models are an intuitive means of communicating complex imaging data, such as the pulmonary vascular tree, which can be referenced intraoperatively.
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- Elizabeth M Ngan
- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Boshoff D, Gewillig M. A review of the options for treatment of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in the setting of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia. Cardiol Young 2006; 16:212-20. [PMID: 16725060 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951106000606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Amark KM, Karamlou T, O'Carroll A, MacDonald C, Freedom RM, Yoo SJ, Williams WG, Van Arsdell GS, Caldarone CA, McCrindle BW. Independent factors associated with mortality, reintervention, and achievement of complete repair in children with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:1448-56. [PMID: 16580535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Revised: 10/04/2005] [Accepted: 10/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We described morphologic characteristics, particularly pulmonary anatomy, and determined the prevalence of definitive end states and their determinants in children with pulmonary atresia associated with ventricular septal defect (PAVSD). BACKGROUND Pulmonary atresia associated with ventricular septal defect represents a broad morphologic spectrum that greatly influences management and outcomes. METHODS From 1975 to 2004, 220 children with PAVSD presented to our institution. Blinded angiographic review (n = 171) characterized bronchopulmonary segment arterial supply. RESULTS A total of 185 patients underwent surgery, and repair was definitive in 75%. Initial operations included systemic-pulmonary artery shunt in 57%, complete primary repair in 31%, or right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in 12%. Based on angiographic review, 118 patients had simple PAVSD and 53 patients had PAVSD with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs). Overall survival from initial operation was 71% at 10 years. Risk factors for death after initial operation included younger age at repair, earlier birth cohort, fewer bronchopulmonary segments supplied by native pulmonary arteries, and initial placement of a systemic-pulmonary artery shunt. Competing-risks analysis for initially palliated patients predicted that after 10 years, 68% achieved complete repair (with associated factors including later birth cohort and more bronchopulmonary segments supplied by native pulmonary arteries), 22% died without repair, and 10% remained alive without repair. Reoperations after complete repair occurred in 38 children (27%), with risk factors including older age at palliation, MAPCAs, and more segments supplied by collaterals. CONCLUSIONS Outcomes in children with PAVSD have improved over time, and are better in completely repaired cases. Bronchopulmonary arterial supply is an important determinant of mortality, achievement of definitive repair, and post-repair reoperation.
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- Kerstin M Amark
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Göteborg University, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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Vesel S, Rollings S, Jones A, Callaghan N, Simpson J, Sharland GK. Prenatally diagnosed pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: echocardiography, genetics, associated anomalies and outcome. Heart 2006; 92:1501-5. [PMID: 16547205 PMCID: PMC1861018 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.083295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis, the association with genetic and extracardiac anomalies, and outcome in fetuses with isolated pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD). DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective study in a tertiary centre for fetal cardiology. PATIENTS AND OUTCOME MEASURES Echocardiographic video recordings of 27 consecutive fetuses with PA-VSD were reviewed for: (1) intracardiac anatomy; (2) presence of confluence and size of the branch pulmonary arteries; (3) source of pulmonary blood supply; and (4) side of the aortic arch. Postmortem and postnatal data were added. Karyotyping was performed in 25 patients and, in 23 of these, fluorescent in situ hybridisation to identify 22q11.2 deletion. RESULTS PA-VSD was correctly diagnosed in 19 of 21 patients (90%) with postnatal or autopsy confirmation of diagnosis. Central pulmonary arteries were correctly identified in 79% (15/19), the source of pulmonary blood supply in 62% (13/21) and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in 44% (4/9). Aneuploidy was detected in 4 of 25 patients (16%) and 22q11.2 deletion in 6 of 23 patients (26%). Five of 27 patients (19%) had extracardiac anomalies. Eleven pregnancies were interrupted. Eleven of 16 liveborn babies survived. Neonatal survival was 15 of 16 (94%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 70 to 100), one-year survival was 9 of 12 (75%, 95% CI 43 to 95) and two-year survival was 5 of 9 (56%, 95% CI 21 to 86). CONCLUSION PA-VSD can be diagnosed by fetal echocardiography with a high degree of accuracy. However, it can be difficult to determine the morphology of the central pulmonary arteries and to locate the source of pulmonary blood supply. In most liveborn infants, complete surgical repair can be achieved.
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- S Vesel
- University Medical Centre, Department of Paediatrics, Cardiology Unit, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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d'Udekem Y, Alphonso N, Nørgaard MA, Cochrane AD, Grigg LE, Wilkinson JL, Brizard CP. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defects and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries: Unifocalization brings no long-term benefits. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 130:1496-502. [PMID: 16307989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2005] [Revised: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the contribution of unifocalization procedures in the management of patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. METHODS From 1975 through 1995, 82 consecutive patients were entered in a multistage approach and had 189 sternotomies and thoracotomies to perform 119 shunts, 130 major aortopulmonary collateral artery transplantations, and 76 major aortopulmonary collateral artery ligations. The serial angiographies and the follow-up of these patients were reviewed. RESULTS The concurrent follow-up rate was 80%. The hospital mortality of the preliminary procedures was 4% (7/189). Fifty-three (65%) patients had a complete repair. The hospital mortality of the repair was 8% (4/53), and 9 late deaths occurred after repair, all of which were cardiac related. The overall survival of all patients to the age of 30 years was 58% +/- 7%. Survival 12 years after complete repair was 51% +/- 14%. On angiography, central shunts promoted growth of central pulmonary arteries in all cases (29 patients). Sixty unifocalized major aortopulmonary collateral arteries were identified in 31 patients. After a mean of 3.2 +/- 4 years, 26 thrombosed, and 12 presented with a stenosis of greater than 50%. Serial measurements of 29 major aortopulmonary collateral arteries showed no signs of growth (P = .25). CONCLUSION Long-term survival into adulthood of patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries has been achieved with a multistage approach. However, late survival depends exclusively on the growth of the native pulmonary circulation. The few unifocalized major aortopulmonary collateral arteries that did not thrombose failed to grow.
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- Yves d'Udekem
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Haga-Greco TM, Niimi KS. Construction of a pulmonary artery pump for unifocalization and repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals. Perfusion 2005; 20:109-13. [PMID: 15918448 DOI: 10.1191/0267659105pf789oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Single-stage repair has been presented as the treatment of choice for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals. This surgical approach may result in the difficult decision of whether to close the ventricular septal defect. This decision may significantly affect the postoperative course of the patient. There are several diagnostic techniques clinicians may use to help them decide if closure is indicated. One technique is to modify an extracorporeal circuit to deliver precise flow rates of blood into the newly created pulmonary arterial system, at the same time supporting the patient during the operative procedure. While this technique is not novel, there is only a single published description of the circuit. This report is brief and does not discuss potential complications that these modifications may cause. Therefore, it is the purpose of this paper to describe a circuit modification to perform this diagnostic measurement as well as elucidating potential risks of this technique.
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- Tammy M Haga-Greco
- Perfusion Department, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Thomas P Graham
- Ann and Monroe Carell Family Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Lofland GK. Pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect, and multiple aorta pulmonary collateral arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2004; 7:85-94. [PMID: 15283357 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2004.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aorta pulmonary collaterals arteries is a rare and complex congenital cardiac defect. There is considerable variability in the anatomy, morphology, and geometry of the native pulmonary arteries and the collateral vessels. While the ultimate goal of therapy is a biventricular correction with complete unifocalization, establishment of right ventricular to pulmonary arterial continuity, and closure of all intracardiac defects, achieving this endpoint can be frustrating and difficult. A carefully considered approach for each individual patient is required. Patients with appropriate anatomy may undergo a definitive single-stage unifocalization and biventricular correction in early infancy. Patients with less favorable anatomy will require a more eclectic approach. While our knowledge of the genetics of this defect is rudimentary, further advances in genetic understanding and technology hold tremendous promise for the development of future therapies.
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- Gary K Lofland
- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Ward Family Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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