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Peterson JK, Clarke S, Gelb BD, Kasparian NA, Kazazian V, Pieciak K, Pike NA, Setty SP, Uveges MK, Rudd NA. Trisomy 21 and Congenital Heart Disease: Impact on Health and Functional Outcomes From Birth Through Adolescence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc 2024:e036214. [PMID: 39263820 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.036214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Due to improvements in recognition and management of their multisystem disease, the long-term survival of infants, children, and adolescents with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease now matches children with congenital heart disease and no genetic condition in many scenarios. Although this improved survival is a triumph, individuals with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease have unique and complex care needs in the domains of physical, developmental, and psychosocial health, which affect functional status and quality of life. Pulmonary hypertension and single ventricle heart disease are 2 known cardiovascular conditions that reduce life expectancy in individuals with trisomy 21. Multisystem involvement with respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, and sensory systems can interact with cardiovascular health concerns to amplify adverse effects. Neurodevelopmental, psychological, and functional challenges can also affect quality of life. A highly coordinated interdisciplinary care team model, or medical home, can help address these complex and interactive conditions from infancy through the transition to adult care settings. The purpose of this Scientific Statement is to identify ongoing cardiovascular and multisystem, developmental, and psychosocial health concerns for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence and to provide a framework for monitoring and management to optimize quality of life and functional status.
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Alkattan HN, Ardah HI, Arifi AA, Yelbuz TM. The evolving treatment of congenital heart disease in patient with Down syndrome: Current state of knowledge. J Card Surg 2022; 37:3760-3768. [PMID: 35989531 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16875] [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: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Children with Down syndrome are usually seen as not worthy of high-risk cardiac surgery. Through this review, we try to show the results of curative and palliative surgery for functional single ventricle syndrome in patients with Down syndrome, as there is currently no standard protocol for the treatment of this category of patients. METHODS An exhaustive search of all related published medical literature included the following domains: Down syndrome and diagnosis, Down syndrome and taxonomy, Down syndrome, and natural history, Down syndrome and cardiovascular abnormalities, Down syndrome and pulmonary hypertension, Down syndrome and institutionalization, Down syndrome and surgical repair, Down syndrome, and single ventricle palliation, Down syndrome and Glenn, Down syndrome, and Fontan. RESULTS 12 articles were included from 775 identified. Low-risk cardiac surgery procedure should be provided for Down syndrome with a balanced ventricular septal defect. There is no universal agreement about the surgical approach for Down syndrome with unbalanced ventricular septal defects, but it can be performed at relatively low risk. CONCLUSIONS TCPC in Down syndrome patients could be a relatively low-risk procedure if patients are prepared well and their pulmonary vascular resistance is low. Randomized prospective studies are required to show the long-term impact of TCPC palliation and develop a better understanding of standardized care of these patients.
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- Hani N Alkattan
- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Cardiac Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Sainathan S, Said SM, Agala CB, Mullinari L, Sharma M. National outcomes of the Fontan operation with endocardial cushion defect. J Card Surg 2022; 37:3151-3158. [PMID: 35788993 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The traditional outcomes of the Fontan operation (FO) in endocardial cushion defect (ECD) patients have been suboptimal. Previous studies have been limited by the smaller number of ECD patients, longer study period with an era effect, and do not directly compare short-term outcomes of FO in ECD patients with non-ECD patients. Our study aims to address these shortcomings. METHODS A retrospective analysis of the Kids Inpatient Database (2009, 2012, and 2016) for the FO was done. The groups were divided into those who underwent FO with ECD as compared to non-ECD diagnosis. The data were abstracted for demographics, clinical characteristics, and operative outcomes. Standard statistical tests were used. RESULTS Three thousand three hundred eighty patients underwent the FO of which 360 patients (11%) were FO-ECD. ECD patients were more likely to have Down syndrome, Heterotaxy syndrome, transposition/DORV, and TAPVR as compared to non-ECD patients. FO-ECD had a higher discharge-mortality (2.84% vs. 0.45%, p = .04). The length of stay (16 vs. 13 days, p = .05) and total charges incurred ($283, 280 vs. $234, 106, p = .03) for the admission were higher in the FO-ECD as compared to non-ECD patients. In multivariable analysis, ECD diagnosis, cardiac arrest, acute kidney injury, and postoperative hemorrhage were predictors of mortality. CONCLUSION Contemporary outcomes for FO are excellent with very low overall operative mortality. However, the outcomes in ECD patients are inferior with higher operative mortality than in non-ECD patients. The occurrence of postoperation complications and a diagnosis of ECD were predictive of a negative outcome.
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- Sandeep Sainathan
- Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Surgery/Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Rodríguez MR, DiNardo JA. Biventricular Repair as an Alternative to Single Ventricle Palliation in the Child with Hypoplastic Left Heart Structures: What the Anesthesiologist Should Know. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:3927-3938. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.06.009] [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: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Persons with Down syndrome (DS) have an increased reported incidence of pulmonary hypertension (PH). A majority of those with PH have associations with congenital heart disease (CHD) or persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN); however, there are likely multifactorial contributions that include respiratory comorbidities. PH appears to be most commonly identified early in life, although respiratory challenges may contribute to a later diagnosis or even a recurrence of previously resolved PH in this population. Currently there are few large-scale, prospective, lifetime cohort studies detailing the impact PH has on the population with DS. This review will attempt to summarize the epidemiology and characteristics of PH in this population. This article will additionally review current known and probable risk factors for developing PH, review pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease in the population with DS, and evaluate current screening and management recommendations while suggesting areas for additional or ongoing clinical, translational, and basic science research.
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- Douglas S Bush
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1202B, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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Bush D, Galambos C, Dunbar Ivy D. Pulmonary hypertension in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56:621-629. [PMID: 32049444 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have an increased risk of developing pulmonary hypertension (PH). In this review, we explore the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of PH in the population with DS and examine genetic, molecular and clinical contributions to the condition. The presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21) increases the risk of developing PH in children with DS through many mechanisms, including increased hemodynamic stress in those with congenital heart disease, hypoxemia through impaired ventilation to perfusion matching secondary to developmental lung abnormalities, pulmonary hypoplasia from pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction, and an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance often related to pulmonary comorbidities. We review recent studies looking at novel biomarkers that may help diagnose, predict or monitor PH in the population with DS and examine current cardiopulmonary guidelines for monitoring children with DS. Finally, we review therapeutic interventions specific to PH in individuals with DS. Contemporary work has identified exciting mechanistic pathways including the upregulation of antiangiogenic factors and interferon activity, which may lead to additional biomarkers or therapeutic opportunities. Throughout the manuscript, we identify gaps in our knowledge of the condition as it relates to the population with DS and offer suggestions for future clinical, translational, and basic science research.
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- Douglas Bush
- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Previous reports have identified risk factors associated with development of post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy. Less is known about the economic impact and resource utilisation required for post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy in the current era. We conducted a single-centre retrospective study to assess the impact of post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy on transplant-free survival. We also described resource utilisation and treatment variations among post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy patients. Children who received care at our centre between 2009 and 2017 after the Fontan surgery were eligible. Initial admissions for the Fontan operative procedure were excluded. Demographics, hospital admissions, resource utilisation, medications and charges were reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy. Of the 343 patients screened, 147 met the eligibility criteria. Of these, 28 (19%) developed protein-losing enteropathy. After adjusting for follow-up duration, the protein-losing enteropathy group had higher number of encounters (2.15 ± 2.16 versus 1.47 ± 2.56, p 0.002), hospital length of stay (days) (25 ± 51.3 versus 11.4 ± 41.7, p < 0.0001) and total charges (2018US$) (388,489 ± 759,859 versus 202,725 ± 1,076,625, p < 0.0001). Encounters for patients with protein-losing enteropathy utilised more therapies. Among those with protein-losing enteropathy, use of digoxin was associated with slightly decreased odds for mortality and/or transplant (0.95, confidence interval 0.90-0.99, p 0.021). The 10-year transplant-free survival for patients with/without protein-losing enteropathy was 65.7/97.3% (p 0.002), respectively. Post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy is associated with reduced 10-year transplant-free survival, higher resource utilisation, charges and medication use compared with the non-protein-losing enteropathy group. Practice variation among post-Fontan protein-losing-enteropathy patients is common. Further larger studies are needed to assess the impact of standardisation on the well-being of children with post-Fontan protein-losing enteropathy.
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Alphonso N, Angelini A, Barron DJ, Bellsham-Revell H, Blom NA, Brown K, Davis D, Duncan D, Fedrigo M, Galletti L, Hehir D, Herberg U, Jacobs JP, Januszewska K, Karl TR, Malec E, Maruszewski B, Montgomerie J, Pizzaro C, Schranz D, Shillingford AJ, Simpson JM. Guidelines for the management of neonates and infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Guidelines Task Force. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 58:416-499. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Nelson Alphonso
- Queensland Pediatric Cardiac Service, Queensland Children’s Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Paediatric Intensive Care, Heart and Lung Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Nemours Cardiac Center, A.I. Du Pont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, A.I. Du Pont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Westphalian-Wilhelm’s-University, Muenster, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Westphalian-Wilhelm’s-University, Muenster, Germany
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- Department for Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesia, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, A.I. Du Pont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Alsoufi B, McCracken C, Kanter K, Shashidharan S, Border W, Kogon B. Outcomes of Multistage Palliation of Infants With Single Ventricle and Atrioventricular Septal Defect. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2019; 11:39-48. [DOI: 10.1177/2150135119885890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Background: Published palliation outcomes of infants with functional single ventricle (SV) and common atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) are poor due to associated cardiac and extracardiac anomalies and development of atrioventricular valve (AVV) regurgitation. We report current palliation results. Methods: From 2002 to 2012, 80 infants with functional SV with AVSD underwent multistage palliation. Competing-risks analyses modeled events after first-stage surgery and Glenn (death/transplantation vs next palliation surgery) and examined factors associated with survival and AVV intervention. Results: Sixty-eight (80%) patients received neonatal palliation: modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (n = 33, 41%), Norwood (n = 20, 25%), and pulmonary artery band (n = 15, 19%), whereas 12 (15%) received primary Glenn. On competing-risks analysis, one-year following first-stage surgery, 29% of patients had died or received transplantation and 62% had undergone Glenn. Five years following Glenn, 9% of patients had died or received transplantation and 68% had undergone Fontan. Overall eight-year survival was 64% and was lower in patients with genetic syndromes (53% vs 82%), patients requiring concomitant total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair (53% vs 69%), and those requiring neonatal palliation (48% vs 100%). Factors associated with mortality were unplanned reoperation (hazard ratio [HR]: 3.7 [1.7-8.0], P = .001) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use (HR: 7.1 [3.0-16.6], P < .001). Initial AVV regurgitation ≥ moderate was associated with AVV intervention (HR: 6.2 [2.4-16.1], P = .002) with eight-year freedom from death or AVV intervention of 25% in those patients. Conclusions: Patients with SV with AVSD are a distinct group and commonly have associated cardiac and extracardiac malformations that complicate care and affect survival. The development of AVV regurgitation requiring intervention is common but does not affect survival.
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- Bahaaldin Alsoufi
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Louisville and Norton Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Druid Hills, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Druid Hills, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Druid Hills, GA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Druid Hills, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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Trisomy 13, Large Ventricular Septal Defect With Failure to Thrive: Family Wishes to Have Complete Repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:1278-1280. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Devlin PJ, Jegatheeswaran A, McCrindle BW, Karamlou T, Blackstone EH, Williams WG, DeCampli WM, Mertens L, Fackoury CT, Eghtesady P, Jacobs JP, Baffa JM, Fleishman CE, Dodge-Khatami A, Pizarro C, Pourmoghadam K, Cohen MS, Meyer DB, Overman DM. Pulmonary artery banding in complete atrioventricular septal defect. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 159:1493-1503.e3. [PMID: 31669019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze outcomes after pulmonary artery banding (PAB) in complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), with a focus on surgical pathway outcome and timing, survival, and atrioventricular valve function. METHODS PAB was performed in 50 of 474 infants (11%) from 28 institutions between 2012 and 2018 at a median age of 1.1 months. The median duration of follow-up was 2.1 years. Atrioventricular valve function was assessed by review of pre-PAB and predischarge echocardiograms (median, 9 days postoperatively). Competing-risks methodology was used to analyze the risks for biventricular repair, univentricular repair, and death. RESULTS At 2 years, the proportions of patients who underwent biventricular repair, univentricular repair, and death were 68%, 13%, and 12%, respectively, with 8% awaiting definitive repair. After PAB, atrioventricular valve regurgitation decreased in 14 infants and increased in 10, but the distribution of regurgitation severity did not change significantly in the total cohort or subgroups. The intended management plan at PAB was deferred biventricular/univentricular decision (23 infants), 2-stage biventricular repair (24 infants), and univentricular repair (3 infants). Among the 24 infants intended for biventricular repair, 23 achieved biventricular repair and 1 died before repair. Survival at 4 years after biventricular repair among patients with previous PAB (93%) was similar to the 4-year survival of the patients who underwent primary biventricular repair (91%; n = 333). CONCLUSIONS PAB is a successful strategy in complete AVSD to bridge to biventricular repair and has similar post-biventricular repair survival to primary biventricular repair. Changes in atrioventricular valve regurgitation after PAB were variable.
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- Paul J Devlin
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Fla
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Fla
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- Division of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, University of Texas at Houston/Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Tex
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- Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Fla
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Children's Heart Clinic, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn
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Sarno LA, Walters HL, Bondarenko I, Thomas R, Kobayashi D. Significant Improvements in Mortality After the Fontan Operation in Children With Down Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 109:835-841. [PMID: 31525348 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Down syndrome (DS) is considered a risk factor for mortality associated with the Fontan operation. The objective was to show the contemporary short-term outcome of the Fontan operation for a functionally univentricular heart in patients with DS and non-DS, along with an analysis of significant predictors for in-hospital mortality. METHODS This was a retrospective study using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Database to assess in-hospital mortality and its predictors in patients with DS and non-DS undergoing the Fontan operation over 16 years (2001-2016). The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Statistical analysis was performed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS Our study cohort consisted of 12,074 patients (81 DS and 11,993 non-DS). The overall in-hospital mortality rate significantly improved in the recent era (2009-2016): 2.4% to 1.3%, P < .001. The DS group had a higher in-hospital mortality rate (12.3% vs 1.6%, P < .001) with an odds ratio of 8.6 (95% confidence interval, 4.4-17.0). The DS group had a higher 30-day mortality rate, a longer median postoperative length of stay, and a higher incidence of postoperative complications. The multivariable model showed that DS was the strongest predictor of in-hospital mortality, with an odds ratio of 11.6 (95% confidence interval, 5.1-26.4), adjusted for other significant variables including era effect, weight, and primary cardiac diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS The in-hospital mortality for the Fontan operation significantly improved in the contemporary era. DS was a significant risk factor for in-hospital morbidity and mortality associated with the Fontan operation.
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- Lauren A Sarno
- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
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Khoshhal SQ. Surgical palliation of univentricular heart disease in children with Down's syndrome: A systematic review. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2019; 14:1-7. [PMID: 31435384 PMCID: PMC6694996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objectives No standard protocol is available for the management of children with Down's syndrome (DS) and a functional single ventricle. This review attempts to determine the outcomes of the single ventricular surgical palliation pathway in high-risk children with DS. Methods Several databases were searched using the following MeSH terms: ‘Congenital heart disease’, ‘Atrioventricular septal defect’, ‘Balanced AVSD’, ‘Unbalanced AVSD’, ‘Down's syndrome’, ‘Univentricular repair’, ‘bidirectional Glenn procedure’, and ‘Fontan procedure’. A structured algorithm was used for the selection of studies for an in-depth analysis. Results There was no universal agreement on the best surgical approach for unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect in DS. The majority of paediatric cardiac surgeons did not recommend the complete Fontan procedure; conversely, the use of a Glenn shunt (superior cavopulmonary connection) was preferred. Conclusions Careful assessment of the suitability for Fontan surgery, including the absence of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, pulmonary arterial anatomy, and function of the dominant ventricle, is mandatory. A staged surgical procedure ending with complete Fontan repair provides acceptable medium-term results.
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- Saad Q Khoshhal
- Taibah University, Medical College - Paediatric Department, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA
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Herrick NL, Lamberti J, Grossfeld P, Murthy R. Successful Management of a Patient With Jacobsen Syndrome and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2019; 12:421-424. [PMID: 31117916 DOI: 10.1177/2150135118822678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Jacobsen syndrome (JS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by intellectual disability, hematologic abnormalities, and congenital heart defects. A male infant presented at birth with phenotypic findings of JS and echocardiographic findings of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Array comparative genomic hybridization was performed at age three days and revealed an 8.1 Mb terminal deletion on the long arm of chromosome 11, consistent with JS. At five days of age, a hybrid stage 1 procedure was performed. At age 46 days, he underwent a Norwood operation followed by bidirectional Glenn at age six months. He is presently 23 months old and doing well. With careful consideration of the individual patient and comorbidities associated with JS, we propose that at least a subset of patients with JS and HLHS can do well with staged surgical palliation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicole L Herrick
- Department of Pediatrics, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,UC San Diego Department of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,Current Address: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Raghav Murthy
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,Current Address: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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