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Luo G, Liu A, Sun H, Wang K, Pan S. A case report of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: an extraordinary finding of subsystemic right ventricle. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1251274. [PMID: 38751746 PMCID: PMC11094258 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1251274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Background Massive tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is the most common feature of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS), and mild or absent TR is observed in severe right ventricular (RV) dysplasia or RV-to-coronary fistulous connections, resulting in non-biventricular (BV) outcomes postnatally. Case summary We report a case of fetal severe pulmonary stenosis with IVS diagnosed at 26 weeks of gestation. The severity of RV hypoplasia did not worsen or reach indications for intrauterine intervention, while the jet velocity of TR decreased significantly during pregnancy. The fetus was definitely diagnosed with PA/IVS with mild RV dysplasia after birth. Unusually, the fetus did not experience severe TR and myocardial sinusoids, the TR jet velocity was maintained at 2.0 m/s, and the coronary artery was almost normal. The incapable RV cannot pump blood into pulmonary circulation after RV decompression from valvular perforation and balloon dilation. It may be an extraordinary finding of subsystemic RV. Conclusion PA/IVS is a heterogeneous disease with various degrees of RV dysplasia. Mild or no baseline TR is a reliable indicator with non-BV outcomes for fetal PA/IVS, even with acceptable dysplasia RV structures.
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- Heart Center, Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Lawley C, Hockey K, Yeo LL, Liava'a M, Roberts P. Increasing Use of Neonatal Catheter Intervention for Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum: Management Trends From a Single Centre. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 31:549-558. [PMID: 34654648 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is increasing use of catheter-based therapy as part of the neonatal treatment algorithm for pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum (PAIVS). The management strategies utilised and outcomes of patients with PAIVS at our centre have not been examined. METHODS A retrospective case series was undertaken including all infants with PAIVS born January 2009 to July 2019 (follow-up to January 2020) managed at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales. Demographic features, anatomical substrate, management pathway and subsequent clinical outcomes were examined. RESULTS Fifty-two (52) infants were included (male n=28, 53.8%). The right ventricular morphology was classified as normal, mildly, moderately and severely hypoplastic in 3 (5.8%), 13 (25.0%), 19 (36.5%) and 17 (32.7%) patients respectively. Thirty-seven (37) patients underwent an initial aortopulmonary (AP) shunt (surgical shunt or patent ductus arteriosus [PDA] stent). The remaining 15 patients underwent an initial intervention to decompress the right ventricle. Twenty (20) patients underwent a neonatal catheter-based intervention. An initial catheter-based intervention was more likely in the second half of the period. Sixteen (16) patients had an attempted pulmonary valve perforation, 12 as their initial procedure. Median follow-up was 62 months (range 3-119 months). Final circulation status was known in 37 patients; biventricular n=14 (37.8%), "1.5 ventricles" n=4 (10.8%), single n=19 (51.4%). There were five deaths during the period (9.6%), including two during the initial procedural admission attributed to tamponade requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at the time of percutaneous pulmonary valve perforation. CONCLUSION There has been an overall trend towards including catheter-based strategies in the neonatal period as part of management at our centre. Given the risk of bleeding and ECMO related to this, consideration should be given to the availability of multidisciplinary support when planning the timing of these procedures.
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- Claire Lawley
- The Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- The Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Weichert J, Weichert A. A 'holistic' sonographic view on congenital heart disease - How automatic reconstruction using fetal intelligent navigation echocardiography (FINE) eases the unveiling of abnormal cardiac anatomy part I: Right heart anomalies. Echocardiography 2021; 38:1430-1445. [PMID: 34232534 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Attempting a comprehensive examination of the fetal heart remains challenging for unexperienced operators as it emphasizes the acquisition and documentation of sequential cross-sectional and sagittal views and inevitably results in diminished detection rates of fetuses affected by congenital heart disease. The introduction of four-dimensional spatio-temporal image correlation (4D STIC) technology facilitated a volumetric approach for thorough cardiac anatomic evaluation by the acquisition of cardiac 4D datasets. By analyzing and re-arranging of numerous frames according to their temporal event within the heart cycle, STIC allows visualization of cardiac structures as an endless cine loop sequence of a complete single cardiac cycle in motion. However, post-analysis with manipulation and repeated slicing of the volume usually requires experience and in-depth anatomic knowledge, which limits the widespread application of this advanced technique in clinical care and unfortunately leads to the underestimation of its diagnostic value to date. Fetal intelligent navigation echocardiography (FINE), a novel method that automatically generates and displays nine standard fetal echocardiographic views in normal hearts, has shown to be able to overcome these limitations. Very recent data on the detection of congenital heart defects (CHDs) using the FINE method revealed a high sensitivity and specificity of 98% and 93%, respectively. In this two-part manuscript, we focused on the performance of FINE in delineating abnormal anatomy of typical right and left heart lesions and thereby emphasized the educational potential of this technology for more than just teaching purposes. We further discussed recent findings in a pathophysiological and/or functional context.
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- Jan Weichert
- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Division of Prenatal Medicine, Campus Luebeck, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- Elbe Center of Prenatal Medicine and Human Genetics, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Obstetrics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin - CCM, Berlin, Germany.,Prenatal Medicine Bergmannstrasse, Berlin, Germany
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Wolter A, Markert N, Wolter JS, Kurkevych A, Degenhardt J, Ritgen J, Stressig R, Enzensberger C, Bedei I, Vorisek C, Schenk J, Graupner O, Khalil M, Thul J, Jux C, Axt-Fliedner R. Natural history of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PAIVS) and critical pulmonary stenosis (CPS) and prediction of outcome. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021; 304:81-90. [PMID: 33585987 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05929-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives To analyse prenatal parameters predicting biventricular (BV) outcome in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum/critical pulmonary stenosis (PAIVS/CPS). Methods We evaluated 82 foetuses from 01/08 to 10/18 in 3 centres in intervals 1 (< 24 weeks), 2 (24–30 weeks) and 3 (> 30 weeks). Results 61/82 (74.4%) were livebirths, 5 (8.2%) lost for follow-up, 3 (4.9%) had compassionate care leaving 53 (64.6% of the whole cohort and 86.9% of livebirths) with intention to treat. 9 died, 44/53 (83.0%) survived. 24/38 (63.2%) with information on postnatal outcome had BV outcome, 14 (36.8%) non-BV outcome (2 × 1.5 circulation). One with BV outcome had prenatal valvuloplasty. Best single parameter for BV outcome was tricuspid/mitral valve (TV/MV) ratio (AUC 0.93) in intervals 2 and 3 (AUC 0.92). Ventriculo-coronary-arterial communications (VCAC) were present in 11 (78.6%) in non-BV outcome group vs. 2 (8.3%) in BV outcome group (p < 0.001). Tricuspid insufficiency (TI)-Vmax > 2.5 m/s was present in BV outcome group in75.0% (18/24) vs. 14.3% (2/14) in non-BV outcome group. Including the most predictive markers (VCAC presence, TI- Vmax < 2.5 m/s, TV/MV ratio < cutoff) to a score, non-BV outcome was correctly predicted when > 1 criterion was fulfilled in all cases. After recently published criteria for foetal intervention, only 4/9 (44.4%) and 5/14 (35.7%) in our interval 2 + 3 with predicted non-BV outcome would have been candidates for intervention. Two (1 × intrauterine intervention) in interval 2, two in interval 3 reached BV outcome and one 1.5 circulation without intervention. Conclusion TV/MV ratio as simple parameter has high predictive value. After our score, non-BV outcome was correctly predicted in all cases. Criteria for foetal intervention must further be evaluated.
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Guanhua L, Jianzheng C, Gang X, Shusheng W, Jian Z, Jimei C. Neonatal Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum-8-Year Surgical Experience at One Center. J Surg Res 2020; 251:38-46. [PMID: 32113036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) in neonates is challenging because of the broad variations of right ventricular (RV) malformations. In this retrospective study, we summarized our 8-y experience in surgical management for neonatal PA/IVS patients. METHODS Thirty-four neonates with PA/IVS between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2014, were reviewed. Patients were categorized into three groups: mild, moderate, and severe RV hypoplasia according to RV morphology and development. Patients were on regular follow-up for at least 5 y. Overall survival, complications, reinterventions, risk factors for mortality, and health status were evaluated. RESULTS 21 patients (61.8%) were treated with biventricular repair, eight patients (23.5%) with Fontan procedure, and one patient (2.9%) with bidirectional Glenn procedure. There were four postprocedural mortalities and one late death. The 5-y survival rates after final surgical repair for mild, moderate, and severe RV hypoplasia groups were 100%, 100%, and 88.9%, respectively. The reintervention rates were 0% (0/4), 21.4% (3/14), and 55.6% (5/9) for the subgroups, respectively. At the latest follow-up, most patients had a status characterized as New York Heart Association class I (88.9%, 24/27). CONCLUSIONS Surgical management for PA/IVS in neonates should be individualized. Favorable early and long-term outcomes can be achieved in neonatal PA/IVS patients by individualized surgical strategies, regardless of the degree of RV hypoplasia. In spite of potential RV catch-up development, the degree of RV hypoplasia is a factor of paramount importance to assess PA/IVS in neonates.
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Gottschalk I, Strizek B, Menzel T, Herberg U, Breuer J, Brockmeier K, Geipel A, Gembruch U, Berg C. Severe Pulmonary Stenosis or Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum in the Fetus: The Natural History. Fetal Diagn Ther 2019; 47:420-428. [PMID: 31454806 DOI: 10.1159/000502178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the intrauterine course, the outcome, and to establish a new prenatal echocardiographic scoring system to predict biventricular (BV) versus univentricular (UV) outcome of fetuses with severe pulmonary stenosis or atresia with intact ventricular septum (PSAIVS). METHODS All cases of PSAIVS diagnosed prenatally over a period of 14years were retrospectively collected in 2 tertiary referral centers. RESULTS Forty-nine fetuses with PSIVS (n = 11) or PAIVS (n = 38) were identified prenatally. Nineteen (38.8%) fetuses had additional ventriculocoronary connections (VCCs) and 21 (42.9%) fetuses had right ventricular hypoplasia. Four (8.2%) pregnancies were terminated, 2 (4.1%) ended in intrauterine fetal death, 4 (8.2%) in neonatal death, and 5 (10.2%) children died in infancy or childhood, including one case with compassionate care. Thirty-four of 44 (77.3%) fetuses with the intention-to-treat were alive at latest follow-up, 25 (73.5%) with BV, and 9 (26.5%) with UV circulation. Most significant predictive markers of UV circulation were Vmax of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) <2 m/s, right ventricle/left ventricle length ratio ≤0.6, and presence of VCC. A scoring system including these 3 markers had 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity predicting an UV outcome if more than one of these criteria was fulfilled. All 25 liveborn infants that were suitable for BV repair survived, whereas only 9 out of 14 candidates for UV repair survived. None of the 14 fetuses with predicted UV outcome would have met the inclusion criteria for fetal intervention, as 10 of them had VCC and the remaining 4 had absent TR or Vmax <2 m/s. CONCLUSION The prognosis of prenatally diagnosed PSAIVS is good if BV circulation can be achieved, while postnatal mortality in UV circulation is high within the first 4 months of life. Postnatal outcome can be predicted prenatally with high accuracy using a simple scoring system. This information is mandatory for parental counseling and may be useful in selecting fetuses for intrauterine valvuloplasty.
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- Ingo Gottschalk
- Division of Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,
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- Division of Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Division of Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Cohen J, Binka E, Woldu K, Levasseur S, Glickstein J, Freud LR, Chelliah A, Chiu JS, Shah A. Myocardial strain abnormalities in fetuses with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019; 53:512-519. [PMID: 30043402 PMCID: PMC6353696 DOI: 10.1002/uog.19183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Global and regional myocardial deformation have not been well described in fetuses with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS). Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE), an angle-independent technique for assessing global and regional strain, may be a more sensitive way of determining ventricular systolic dysfunction compared with traditional 2D echocardiography. The aim of this study was to assess myocardial deformation in fetuses with PA/IVS compared with control fetuses and to determine if, in fetuses with PA/IVS, strain differs between those with and those without right ventricle-dependent coronary circulation (RVDCC). METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of fetuses with PA/IVS examined at two medical centers between June 2005 and October 2017. Left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) regional and global longitudinal strain (GLS) and strain rate were obtained using STE, and comparisons were made between fetuses with PA/IVS and gestational age (GA)-matched controls. Postnatal outcome was assessed, including the presence of RVDCC. RESULTS Fifty-seven fetuses with PA/IVS and 57 controls were analyzed at a mean GA of 26.5 ± 5 weeks. LV-GLS was significantly decreased in fetuses with PA/IVS compared with controls (-17.4 ± 1.7% vs -23.7 ± 2.0%, P < 0.001). LV strain rate was also significantly decreased (-1.01 ± 0.21/s vs -1.42 ± 0.20/s, P < 0.001). Fetuses with PA/IVS had decreased strain in all segments. Similarly, RV strain was significantly decreased in fetuses with PA/IVS (-11.6 ± 3.8% vs -24.6 ± 2.5%, P < 0.0001). Thirty-six patients had postnatal cardiac catheterization performed to define coronary anatomy; 10 fetuses had RVDCC. Fetuses with RVDCC had decreased LV strain compared with those without (-15.8 ± 1.2% vs -17.9 ± 1.7%, P = 0.009). RV strain was also decreased in fetuses with RVDCC vs those without (-7.0 ± 2.9% vs -12.1 ± 3.2%, P = 0.0004). CONCLUSIONS Fetuses with PA/IVS have decreased global and regional LV and RV strain compared with controls. The finding of decreased LV strain may be due to altered ventricular mechanics in the context of a hypertensive right ventricle and/or abnormal coronary perfusion. Moreover, fetuses that were found to have RVDCC postnatally had decreased LV and RV strain compared with those that did not. These results encourage further investigation to assess whether fetal ventricular strain could be a prenatal predictor of RVDCC. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Jennifer Cohen
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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Maskatia SA, Petit CJ, Travers CD, Goldberg DJ, Rogers LS, Glatz AC, Qureshi AM, Goldstein BH, Ao J, Sachdeva R. Echocardiographic parameters associated with biventricular circulation and right ventricular growth following right ventricular decompression in patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum: Results from a multicenter study. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2018; 13:892-902. [PMID: 30238627 DOI: 10.1111/chd.12671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND In patients with pulmonary atresia, intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) following right ventricular (RV) decompression, RV size and morphology drive clinical outcome. Our objectives were to (1) identify baseline and postdecompression echocardiographic parameters associated with 2V circulation, (2) identify echocardiographic parameters associated with RV growth and (3) describe changes in measures of RV size and changes in RV loading conditions. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent RV decompression for PA/IVS at four centers. We analyzed echocardiograms at baseline, postdecompression, and at follow up (closest to 1-year or prior to Glenn circulation). RESULTS Eighty-one patients were included. At last follow-up, 70 (86%) patients had 2V circulations, 7 (9%) had 1.5 ventricle circulations, and 4 (5%) had single ventricle circulations. Follow-up echocardiograms were available in 43 (53%) patients. The majority of patients had improved RV systolic function, less tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and more left-to-right atrial shunting at a median of 350 days after decompression. Multivariable analysis demonstrated that larger baseline tricuspid valve (TV) z-score (P = .017), ≥ moderate baseline TR (P = .045) and smaller baseline RV area (P < .001) were associated with larger increases in RV area. Baseline RV area ≥6 cm2 /m2 had 93% sensitivity and 80% specificity for identifying patients who ultimately achieved 2V circulation. All patients with RV area ≥8 cm2 /m2 at follow up achieved 2V circulation. This finding was confirmed in a validation cohort from a separate center (N = 25). Factors associated with achieving RV area ≥8 cm2 /m2 included larger TV z-score (P = .004), ≥ moderate baseline TR (P = .031), and ≥ moderate postdecompression pulmonary regurgitation (P = .002). CONCLUSIONS Patients with PA/IVS and smaller TV annuli are at risk for poor RV growth. Volume-loading conditions signal increased capacity for growth sufficient for 2V circulation.
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- Shiraz A Maskatia
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia
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Cao L, Tian Z, Rychik J. Prenatal Echocardiographic Predictors of Postnatal Management Strategy in the Fetus with Right Ventricle Hypoplasia and Pulmonary Atresia or Stenosis. Pediatr Cardiol 2017; 38:1562-8. [PMID: 28770306 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-017-1696-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fetuses with pulmonary atresia or pulmonary stenosis with intact ventricular septum manifest variable degrees of right ventricle hypoplasia and inadequacy. We studied the relationship between prenatal echocardiographic parameters and their progression through gestation as potential predictors of postnatal single-ventricle or two-ventricle care strategy. Serial fetal echocardiograms of pulmonary atresia (n = 28) or severe pulmonary stenosis (n = 8) and intact ventricular septum were reviewed. Measurements included tricuspid valve and mitral valve diameter and Z scores, degree of tricuspid regurgitation, presence of subaortic stenosis, presence of coronary artery fistulae, and Doppler pulsatility indices in middle cerebral and umbilical artery. Data were compared between first and last fetal studies. Subjects were divided based on postnatal course of single- or two-ventricle repair. Tricuspid valve size of those destined for single ventricle is smaller than of those destined for a two-ventricle repair at first study (26w, Z score -4.22 v -1.83, p < 0.001) and at final study (35w, -4.94 v -1.42, p < 0.001). Tricuspid valve and right ventricle grow in those destined for two ventricle, but not single-ventricle palliation. Tricuspid valve Z score = -3 at first or last study discriminated between single- or two-ventricle repair, except in two unusual cases with significant subaortic stenosis. Tricuspid valve Doppler-derived parameters of middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery did not distinguish between groups. In the fetus with pulmonary atresia or stenosis and intact ventricular septum, tricuspid valve Z score ≥-3, presence of important tricuspid regurgitation, absence of coronary fistulae, and absence of subaortic stenosis are associated with a two-ventricle postnatal strategy.
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Petit CJ, Glatz AC, Qureshi AM, Sachdeva R, Maskatia SA, Justino H, Goldberg DJ, Mozumdar N, Whiteside W, Rogers LS, Nicholson GT, McCracken C, Kelleman M, Goldstein BH. Outcomes After Decompression of the Right Ventricle in Infants With Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum Are Associated With Degree of Tricuspid Regurgitation. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.004428. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background—
Outcomes after right ventricle (RV) decompression in infants with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum vary widely. Descriptions of outcomes are limited to small single-center studies.
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Neonates undergoing RV decompression for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum were included from 4 pediatric centers. Primary end point was reintervention post-RV decompression; secondary end points included circulation type at latest follow-up. Ninety-nine patients (71 with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and 28 with virtual atresia) underwent RV decompression at median 3 (25th–75th, 2–5) days of age. Seventy-one patients (72%) underwent at least 1 reintervention after decompression. Median duration of follow-up was 3 years (range, 1–10). Freedom from reintervention was 51% at 1 month and 23% at 3 years. In multivariable analysis, reintervention was associated with virtual atresia (hazard ratio [HR], 0.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.28–091;
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=0.027), smaller RV length (HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.89–0.99;
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=0.027), and ≤mild tricuspid regurgitation (TR; HR, 3.58; 95% CI, 2.04–6.30;
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<0.001). Patients undergoing surgical shunt or ductal stent were less likely to have virtual atresia (HR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.15–0.85;
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<0.001). Number of reinterventions was associated with ≤mild TR (rate ratio, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.23–2.87;
P
=0.0037). Multivariable analysis indicated that <2-ventricle circulation status was associated with ≤mild TR (odds ratio, 18.6; 95% CI, 5.3–65.2;
P
<0.001) and lower RV area (odds ratio, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72–0.91;
P
<0.001).
Conclusions—
Patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum deemed suitable for RV decompression have a high reintervention burden although most achieve 2-ventricle circulation. TR ≤mild at baseline is strongly associated with reintervention and <2-ventricle circulation at medium-term follow-up. Degree of baseline TR may be an important marker of long-term outcomes in this population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher J. Petit
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Shiraz A. Maskatia
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Namrita Mozumdar
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Wendy Whiteside
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Lindsay S. Rogers
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - George T. Nicholson
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Courtney McCracken
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
| | - Mike Kelleman
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (C.J.P., R.S., G.T.N., C.M., M.K.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (A.C.G., D.J.G.); Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (A.M.Q., S.A.M., H.J.); Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (N.M.); and The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH (W.W., L.S.R., B.H.G.)
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Neves AL, Mathias L, Wilhm M, Leshko J, Linask KK, Henriques-Coelho T, Areias JC, Huhta JC. Evaluation of prenatal risk factors for prediction of outcome in right heart lesions: CVP score in fetal right heart defects. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2014; 27:1431-7. [PMID: 24392847 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.878695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prenatal variables predicting the risk of perinatal death in congenital right heart defects. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 28 fetuses with right heart defects was performed. Logistic regression analyses were performed to obtain odds ratios (OR) for the relationship between the risk of death and echocardiographic parameters. The parameters that correlated with the outcome were incorporated in an attempt to devise a disease-specific cardiovascular profile score. RESULTS Fetal echocardiograms (143) from 28 patients were analyzed. The cardiovascular profile score predicted the risk of death. A lower right ventricle (RV) pressure was associated with mortality (OR 0.959; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.940-0.978). Higher peak aortic velocity through the aortic valve (OR 0.104; 95% CI 0.020-0.529) was associated with a better outcome. These cardiac function parameters were incorporated in a modified disease-specific CVP Score. Patients with a mean modified cardiovascular profile score of ≤ 6 were over 3.7 times more likely to die than those with scores of 7-10. CONCLUSIONS The original Cardiovascular Profile Score predicted the risk of death in right heart defects. The modified score was not validated as a good prediction tool by this study. Fetal RV pressure estimate and peak aortic velocity can be used as independent prognostic predictors.
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Lowenthal A, Lemley B, Kipps AK, Brook MM, Moon-Grady AJ. Prenatal Tricuspid Valve Size as a Predictor of Postnatal Outcome in Patients with Severe Pulmonary Stenosis or Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum. Fetal Diagn Ther 2014; 35:101-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000357429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gómez-Montes E, Herraiz I, Mendoza A, Albert L, Hernández-García JM, Galindo A. Pulmonary atresia/critical stenosis with intact ventricular septum: prediction of outcome in the second trimester of pregnancy. Prenat Diagn 2011; 31:372-9. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.2698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The fields of pediatric cardiology and congenital heart disease have experienced considerable progress in the last few years, with advances in new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that can be applied at all stages of life from the fetus to the adult. This article reviews scientific publications in a number of areas that appeared between August 2007 and September 2008. In developed countries, congenital heart disease is becoming increasingly prevalent in nonpediatric patients, including pregnant women. Actions aimed at preventing coronary heart disease must be started early in infancy and should involve the promotion of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Recent developments in echocardiography include the introduction of three-dimensional echocardiography and of new techniques such as two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging, which can be used for both anatomical and functional investigations in patients with complex heart disease, including a univentricular heart. Progress has also occurred in fetal cardiology, with new data on prognosis and prognostic factors and developments in intrauterine interventions, though indications for these interventions have still to be established. Heart transplantation has become a routine procedure, supplemented in some cases by circulatory support devices. In catheter interventions, new devices have become available for the closure of atrial or ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus as well as for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation. Surgery is also advancing, in some cases with hybrid techniques, particularly for the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The article ends with a review of publications on cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and the treatment of bacterial endocarditis.
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- Constancio Medrano López
- Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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