Mid- to long-term aortic valve-related outcomes after conventional repair for patients with interrupted aortic arch or coarctation of the aorta, combined with ventricular septal defect : the impact of bicuspid aortic valve†

© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved..

OBJECTIVES: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common risk factor for valve-related problems and occurs more frequently in patients with an interrupted aortic arch (IAA) or coarctation of the aorta (CoA), combined with a ventricular septal defect (VSD), than in the general population. We have been using conventional repair for patients with IAA/CoA+VSD, including those with a very small aortic valve (AV). We retrospectively investigated the outcomes of these patients from the perspective of valve morphology.

METHODS: Between 2000 and 2012, 50 consecutive patients underwent conventional repair for CoA/IAA with VSD [one-stage repair, 44 (88%); staged repair, 6 (12%)]. The criteria for conventional repair were as follows: an AV annulus diameter (AVD) z-score of >-6.0; mitral valve annulus diameter z-score of >-3.0; without retrograde flow in the proximal arch. Sixteen (32%) patients had BAV (Group B); the remaining 34 (68%) patients had a tricuspid AV (Group T). The surgical outcomes in both groups were investigated.

RESULTS: No mortality occurred in the cohort. The median follow-up times were 6 years and 3 months (6 months to 11 years and 8 months) and 6 years and 2 months (4 months to 11 years and 4 months) in Groups B and T, respectively (P > 0.05). The preoperative data (median age at repair, median body weight and median AVD) were comparable in the two groups (P > 0.05). Two patients (4%) underwent reintervention in the aortic arch: 1 patient underwent balloon angioplasty for re-coarctation; the other removal of the interposed graft because of somatic growth. In both groups, the AVD became significantly larger at the 1-year follow-up, approximating the normal value. Three (6%) patients underwent a total of eight valve-related reinterventions (balloon angioplasty, 6; Ross operation, 1; valve replacement, 1). All three had BAV, and the AVD was 3.8-5.6 mm (z-score, -3.4 to -1.6). The 5-year valve-related reintervention-free survival rate was 76% and 100% in Groups B and T, respectively (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: The long-term outcomes after conventional repair under our criteria were acceptable. BAV was a significant risk factor for valve-related reinterventions after conventional repair for IAA/CoA with VSD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 46(2014), 6 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 952-60; discussion 960

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sugimoto, Ai [VerfasserIn]
Ota, Noritaka [VerfasserIn]
Miyakoshi, Chisato [VerfasserIn]
Murata, Masaya [VerfasserIn]
Ide, Yujiro [VerfasserIn]
Tachi, Maiko [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Ogawa, Hironaga [VerfasserIn]
Sakamoto, Kisaburo [VerfasserIn]

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Bicuspid aortic valve
Coarctation of the aorta
Conventional repair
Interrupted aortic arch
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Date Completed 16.07.2015

Date Revised 21.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ejcts/ezu078

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NLM236276204