Title |
Aiming to Preserve Pulmonary Valve Function in Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: Comparing a New Approach to Traditional Management
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Published in |
Pediatric Cardiology, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s00246-016-1355-1 |
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Authors |
Danielle Gottlieb Sen, Marc Najjar, Betul Yimaz, Stéphanie M. Levasseur, Bindu Kalessan, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Emile A. Bacha |
Abstract |
Pulmonary valve (PV) incompetence following transannular patch (TAP) repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) results in long-term morbidity and mortality. Valve-sparing repairs have recently gained recognition; however, they may be associated with residual pulmonary stenosis (PS) in patients with small PV z scores. We sought to determine whether a repair that increases the PV annulus and augments the valve leaflet with a biomaterial would result in annular growth and in longer duration of valve competence compared with TAP. Eighty patients (median age 136 days, range 4-350) who underwent surgical repair of TOF between 2010 and 2014 were included in the study. Patients were divided into three groups based on the PV intervention: balloon dilation/valvotomy (n = 29), valve-sparing transannular repair (VSTAR) (n = 19) and TAP (n = 32). Intraoperative, early postoperative and midterm follow-up echocardiographic data (median 19 months, range 1-59) were obtained. The primary outcomes were the presence and severity of pulmonary regurgitation and/or PS. Compared with TAP, VSTAR patients demonstrated significantly less severe PR with 100 % freedom of severe PR immediately post-op (vs. 0 % in TAP), 60 % at 6 months and 20 % at 20 months. There were no differences in PS between VSTAR and TAP at follow-up. A subgroup analysis of the VSTAR group was performed. PV z scores were calculated and fit to a random effects model. Patient data fit the model closely, predicting a reproducible increase in valve annulus size over time. With better short-term and comparable midterm results, VSTAR may be appropriate for TOF repair in patients with small PV that would conventionally require a TAP. |
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