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Böckenhoff P, Hellmund A, Gottschalk I, Berg C, Herberg U, Geipel A, Gembruch U. Prenatal Diagnosis, Associated Findings, and Postnatal Outcome in Fetuses with Double Inlet Ventricle (DIV). ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2023; 44:e226-e240. [PMID: 35777369 PMCID: PMC10575714 DOI: 10.1055/a-1866-4538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the spectrum of associated cardiac anomalies, the intrauterine course, and postnatal outcome of fetuses with double inlet ventricle (DIV). METHODS Retrospective analysis of prenatal ultrasound of 35 patients with DIV diagnosed between 2003 and 2021 in two tertiary referral centers in Germany. All fetuses underwent fetal echocardiography and a detailed anomaly scan. Postnatal outcome and follow-up data were retrieved from pediatric reports. RESULTS 33 cases of DIV were correctly diagnosed prenatally. 24 fetuses (72.7%) had a double inlet ventricle with dominant left (DILV), 7 (21.2%) with dominant right ventricular morphology (DIRV), and 2 cases (6%) with indeterminate morphology (DIIV). 4 (16.6%) were Holmes hearts. 5 of the 7 fetuses (71.4%) with DIRV had a double outlet right ventricle (DORV). Malposition of the great arteries was present in 84.8%. Chromosomal abnormalities were absent. Termination of pregnancy was performed in 8 cases (24.2%). 24 fetuses (72.7%) were live-born. 5 (20.8%) were female and 19 (79.2%) were male. The median gestational age at birth was 38+2.5 weeks. All but one child received univentricular palliation. The median follow-up time was 5.83 years with an adjusted survival rate of 91.6% (22 of 24 live-born children). There was one case of Fontan failure at 15.7 years. CONCLUSION DIV remains a major cardiac malformation although both prenatal diagnostics and cardiac surgery have improved over the years. The course of pregnancy is commonly uneventful. All children need univentricular palliation. The children are slightly physically limited, develop a normal intellect, and attend school regularly.
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- Paul Böckenhoff
- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Prenatal Medicine und Gynecological Sonography, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Prenatal Medicine und Gynecological Sonography, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Nakata T, Tachi M, Yasuda K, Nakashima S, Minamoto T, Oda T. Damus-Kay-Stansel procedure with ventricular septal defect enlargement. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020; 29:405-407. [PMID: 33108899 DOI: 10.1177/0218492320970009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A full-term infant who had tricuspid atresia with transposed great arteries, a ventricular septal defect, subpulmonary stenosis with posterior malalignment of the conus septum, bicuspid pulmonary valve, and a high-takeoff left coronary artery was referred to our institution. The subpulmonary stenosis gradually progressed and cyanosis worsened. We successfully performed a Damus-Kay-Stansel procedure and a bidirectional Glenn shunt concomitant with ventricular septal defect enlargement. The conus septum was resected along with thick fibrous tissue through both semilunar valves (without ventriculotomy). Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated that both the ventricular septal defect and the subpulmonary space were enlarged effectively without semilunar valve regurgitation.
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- Tomohiro Nakata
- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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D'Alto M, Budts W, Diller GP, Mulder B, Egidy Assenza G, Oreto L, Ciliberti P, Bassareo PP, Gatzoulis MA, Dimopoulos K. Does gender affect the prognosis and risk of complications in patients with congenital heart disease in the modern era? Int J Cardiol 2019; 290:156-161. [PMID: 31085083 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gender differences in the outcome of acquired cardiovascular disease are well known, but available literature on the influence of gender in congenital heart disease (CHD) is limited. Registries have provided valuable, albeit at times conflicting data. Higher mortality rates have been reported in older males with CHD, while sudden cardiac death is more prevalent in young males. However, mortality around surgery for CHD is higher in girls compared to boys, likely due to smaller body size. Women are at higher risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension, but at lower risk of adverse aortic outcomes, even though they are less likely to receive aortic surgery. Finally, women have a lower risk of presenting with infective endocarditis compared to men. The underlying reasons for gender differences in CHD can be attributed to genetic, hormonal, behavioural and other causes. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of available evidence on gender differences in CHD and their impact on outcome.
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- Michele D'Alto
- Department of Cardiology, Second University of Naples - Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven - Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Adult Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease Center, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- University College of Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Teaching Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and National Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Revisitation of Double-Inlet Left Ventricle or Tricuspid Atresia With Transposed Great Arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 107:1212-1217. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rijnberg FM, Sojak V, Blom NA, Hazekamp MG. Long-Term Outcome of Direct Relief of Subaortic Stenosis in Single Ventricle Patients. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2018; 9:638-644. [PMID: 30134770 PMCID: PMC6193207 DOI: 10.1177/2150135118793087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background: Single ventricle patients with unrestrictive pulmonary blood flow and (potential) subaortic stenosis are challenging to manage and optimal surgical strategy is unknown. Direct relief of subaortic stenosis by enlargement of the ventricular septal defect and/or subaortic chamber has generally been replaced by a Damus-Kaye-Stansel or Norwood procedure due to concerns of iatrogenic heart block, reobstruction, or ventricular dysfunction. Studies reporting long-term outcome after the direct approach are limited. The aim of our study was to describe and analyze our experience with direct relief of subaortic stenosis in single ventricle patients. Methods: Demographic data, characteristics, and pre-operative, operative and outcome details were collected for children undergoing direct relief of subaortic stenosis between 1989 and 2016. Results: Twenty-three patients (median age: 7.4 months, range: 10 days to 5.5 years) underwent direct relief of subaortic stenosis. Complete follow-up was available for all patients (median: 15.6 years, range: 34 days to 26.3 years). Seven (30%) patients had recurrence of subaortic stenosis. One (4%) patient developed complete heart block and one patient developed moderate ventricular dysfunction. Five (50%) patients developed a (pseudo)aneurysm at site of the patch and ventriculotomy. There were two perioperative deaths. Eighty-six percent of patients underwent a successful Fontan procedure. Conclusions: Direct relief of subaortic stenosis is associated with a substantial risk of reobstruction and patch (pseudo)aneurysm formation. However, risk of heart block is low and long-term outcome is good with the majority of patients reaching Fontan completion. In our opinion, the direct approach appears to be a good and relatively simple procedure in selected cases for the treatment of subaortic stenosis.
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- Friso M Rijnberg
- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden and Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Selig S, Foulkes S, Haykowsky M. Improvements in exercise capacity following cardiac transplantation in a patient born with double inlet left ventricle. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018:bcr-2017-223169. [PMID: 29437740 PMCID: PMC5836704 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223169] [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] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A 32-year-old man born with double inlet left ventricle (DILV) and other significant cardiac abnormalities underwent surgical palliation at 1 day, 2 years and 20 years, before receiving a donor heart at 29 years. To our knowledge, there are no case reports or cohort studies of the effect of exercise training on exercise capacity and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) following heart transplantation (HTx) for individuals born with DILV. The patient accessed our clinical exercise physiology service for assessment, advice and support for exercise training over a 7-year period spanning pre-HTx and post-HTx. An individualised exercise plan, together with careful assessment and monitoring, and the patient’s own motivation have contributed to him achieving an outstanding post-HTx doubling of VO2peak and exercise capacity.
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- Steve Selig
- School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
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Franken LC, Admiraal M, Verrall CE, Zannino D, Ayer JG, Iyengar AJ, Cole AD, Sholler GF, D’Udekem Y, Winlaw DS. Improved long-term outcomes in double-inlet left ventricle and tricuspid atresia with transposed great arteries: systemic outflow tract obstruction present at birth defines long-term outcome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017; 51:1051-1057. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Simmons MA, Rollinson N, Fishberger S, Qin L, Fahey J, Elder RW. Modern Incidence of Complete Heart Block in Patients with L-looped Ventricles: Does Univentricular Status Matter? CONGENIT HEART DIS 2015; 10:E237-42. [DOI: 10.1111/chd.12279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- M. Abigail Simmons
- Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Conn USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Conn USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Conn USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; Yale University/Yale-New Haven Hospital; New Haven Conn USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Conn USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology; Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven Conn USA
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Dhillon PS, Li A, Gonna H, Ward DE. Intra-isthmus reentry associated with uncorrected double inlet left ventricle and transposition of the great arteries. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2012; 8:E56-60. [PMID: 22222181 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00616.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 62-year-old man with uncorrected cyanotic congenital heart disease involving double inlet left ventricle with visceral and atrial situs solitus, L-looped ventricles, L-transposed great vessels, and pulmonary stenosis, presented with recurrent atrial tachycardia. Entrainment mapping revealed the arrhythmia mechanism to be an uncommon micro-reentrant cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent circuit (intra-isthmus reentry), which was amenable to radiofrequency ablation. This uncommon right atrial arrhythmia is yet to be reported in patients with complex congenital heart disease and was amenable to radiofrequency ablation.
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Saritas B, Ozker E, Vuran C, Gunaydin Ç, Ayabakan C, Turkoz R. Treatment of subaortic stenosis in hearts with single-ventricle physiology. Cardiovasc J Afr 2011; 23:252-4. [PMID: 21858383 PMCID: PMC3721956 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2011-023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We evaluated the patients who had had a Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) operation for single-ventricular physiology with the aorta originating from a hypoplastic ventricle and the pulmonary artery from the systemic ventricle. METHODS Seven patients who were operated on between May 2007 and November 2010 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients had been diagnosed with a transposed double-inlet left ventricle and triscuspid atresia, and had been waiting for a Fontan operation. Systemic outflow stenosis was defined echocardiographically as those with a gradient greater than 20 mmHg, and angiographically those with greater than 5 mmHg in the subaortic region. RESULTS The mean age and weight of the patients was 15 ± 9.7 months and 8 ± 3.3 kg, respectively. The mean gradient between the systemic ventricle and the aorta was 35 ± 25 mmHg. This gradient decreased to 14.3 ± 4 mmHg postoperatively. The early hospital mortality was 14% (one patient). The mean extubation time and mean time in the intensive care unit (ICU) were 13 ± 7.3 hours and 2.2 ± 0.5 days, respectively. The mean follow-up time was 11 ± 2 months. No mortality and semi-lunar valve insufficiency were observed after discharge. CONCLUSIONS One of the major problems that occur while waiting for a Fontan operation is systemic ventricular hypertrophy and deterioration in the compliance of the ventricle due to systemic ventricular outflow stenosis. When the disadvantages of outflow resection are encountered, a DKS proves to be a good alternative.
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- Bulent Saritas
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baskent University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Fujii Y, Kasahara S, Kotani Y, Takagaki M, Arai S, Otsuki SI, Sano S. Double-barrel Damus–Kaye–Stansel operation is better than end-to-side Damus–Kaye–Stansel operation for preserving the pulmonary valve function: The importance of preserving the shape of the pulmonary sinus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 141:193-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shah S, Sedghi Y, Young T, Synder C, Lucas V. Exceptional survival: double inlet left ventricle with pulmonary artery banding. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2009; 4:178-82. [PMID: 19489946 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2008.00219.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This is a case of a patient with a univentricular heart and transposition of the great arteries who was treated with a pulmonary artery banding as a child. We describe his clinical course and crucial factors associated with his prolonged survival.
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- Sangeeta Shah
- Cardiology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Ceresnak SR, Quaegebeur JM, Pass RH, Hordof AJ, Liberman L. The Palliative Arterial Switch Procedure for Single Ventricles: Are These Patients Suitable Fontan Candidates? Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:583-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 04/04/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amanullah MM, Hasan A, Kirk R. Conduit from hypoplastic right ventricle to pulmonary artery in tricuspid atresia. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008; 16:78-80. [PMID: 18245715 DOI: 10.1177/021849230801600121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tricuspid atresia with transposition of the great arteries produces single ventricle physiology. Ultimate goals of neonatal palliative operations are to provide optimum anatomic and physiologic conditions for a Fontan procedure. A modification of the Norwood procedure is reported, with an aorto-pulmonary anastomosis, utilizing the hypoplastic right ventricle as the pulmonary outflow conduit, avoiding a left ventriculotomy and preserving its function with excellent recovery. We believe this technique has not been previously published in the English literature.
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- Muhammad M Amanullah
- Division of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom.
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Talwar S, Choudhary SK, Mathur A, Airan B, Singh R, Juneja R, Kothari SS, Saxena A. Changing Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Banding With the Percutaneously Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Band. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 85:593-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2007] [Revised: 07/08/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Corno AF, Ladusans EJ, Pozzi M, Kerr S. FloWatch versus conventional pulmonary artery banding. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007; 134:1413-9; discussion 1419-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chang YH, Kim WH, Lee JY, Kim SJ, Lee C, Hwang SW, Sung SC. Pulmonary artery banding before the Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure. Pediatr Cardiol 2006; 27:594-9. [PMID: 16933069 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-1038-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Accepted: 04/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Subaortic stenosis (SAS) in a single ventricle leads to myocardial hypertrophy and compromises Fontan results. Moreover, controversy exists concerning the optimal surgical strategy for relieving SAS. We have applied pulmonary artery banding (PAB) before the Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure (DKS), and here we analyze factors that influence systemic ventricular compliance. Thirteen patients underwent PAB before DKS. Median PAB duration was 5.5 months (range, 20 days to 17.7 months). Procedures administered concomitantly with DKS were Blalock-Taussig shunt (n = 6), bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt (n = 5), and Fontan operation (n = 2). All survived and were doing well after a median follow-up 2.7 years. Cardiac catheterization before DKS showed that the mean pressure gradient across the systemic ventricular outflow tract and PAB were 20.6 +/- 10.1 and 67.4 +/- 10.2 mmHg, respectively. After DKS, systemic ventricular end diastolic pressure (SVEDP) was significantly correlated with PAB duration (r = 0.65, p = 0.022), but not with PAB or systemic ventricle outflow tract pressure gradients. After DKS, SVEDP decreased or fell to within the range in patients with PAB duration less than 7 months (p < 0.05). Seven patients had a successful Fontan operation, and 6 without risk factors are waiting operation. SVEDP was found to be correlated with PAB duration, and our findings indicate that short-term PAB can be considered a safe option in patients with a single ventricle and SAS.
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- Yun Hee Chang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea
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Freedom RM, Yoo SJ, Russell J, Perrin D, Williams WG. Designing therapeutic strategies for patients with a dominant left ventricle, discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, and unobstructed flow of blood to the lungs. Cardiol Young 2004; 14:630-53. [PMID: 15679999 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951104006080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The palliation of the cyanotic child with a dominant morphologically left ventricle, discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, and obstruction to the pulmonary outflow tract has continued to evolve and mature. The evolution began in the early days of surgical palliation with the Blalock-Taussig shunt, extended to construction of cavopulmonary shunts, if required, and then to the Fontan procedure and its subsequent modifications. This journey took nearly 30 years to complete. There is increasing clinical data to document the beneficial effects of this approach, with ever-improving outcomes. Some aspects of the history of the cavopulmonary shunt have been previously reviewed in this journal and elsewhere, as have analysis of outcomes for some groups of patients considered for surgical completion of the Fontan circulation. While there has been some ongoing interest in ventricular septation since the early success of Sakakibara et al., this approach has largely been abandoned. Considerably more challenges and debate resonate in the surgical algorithms defined for patients whose hearts are characterized by a dominant left ventricle, discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, and unobstructed flow of blood to the lungs. This latter group will be the focus of this review, as will the aetiology of the myocardial hypertrophy that is particularly frequent in this group of patients, its clinical recognition, indeed its anticipation, and the multiple surgical strategies designed to prevent or treat it. All these manoeuvres are considered to optimise suitability for, and outcome from, creation of the Fontan circulation.
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- Robert M Freedom
- Division of Cardiology of the Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
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