Coarctation of the aorta: tailoring the surgical approach.
Can J Cardiol
; 13(10): 931-5, 1997 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To employ a flexible approach for repairing coarctation of the aorta in an attempt to minimize residual coarctation and avoid the use of synthetic material.DESIGN:
Retrospective study of consecutive children undergoing surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta.SETTING:
Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. PATIENTS Children presenting with coarctation of the aorta between June 1993 and October 1996 (n = 42), treated by one surgeon.INTERVENTIONS:
Children had repair by one of threemethods:
subclavian flap angioplasty for discrete juxtaductal coarctation, 17 (40%); resection and end-to-end anastomosis, 13 (31%); and resection with extended transverse arch repair, 12 (29%). MAINRESULTS:
Follow-up was 22 +/- 2 months. The preoperative mean arm-leg gradient was 23 +/- 3 mmHg and postoperatively was 4 +/- 2 mmHg (P < 0.001). In late follow-up, five children developed a significant gradient (end-to-end anastomosis, one; transverse arch repair, two; subclavian flap angioplasty, two) necessitating balloon dilation, one of whom (subclavian flap angioplasty) eventually required end-to-end repair. Another child, who had a subclavian flap angioplasty, underwent transverse arch repair at the time of complete cardiac repair. There was one perioperative death in a child who was in extremis preoperatively and three late deaths in children with additional complex intracardiac anomalies.CONCLUSIONS:
A flexible surgical approach with avoidance of synthetic material and low threshold for extended repair has yielded good early and intermediate term results.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coartação Aórtica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Cardiol
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article