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- Title
Valvular changes after aortic valve neo‐cuspidization in children: A case series.
- Authors
Watanabe, Fumio; Go, Kiyotaka; Kojima, Taiki
- Abstract
Background: Aortic valve neo‐cuspidization (AVNeo), a procedure wherein the aortic valve is reconstructed utilizing an autologous pericardium, has recently been more commonly performed in children. However, the postoperative morphological changes in the aortic valve of pediatric patients remain unknown. The current study aimed to describe the intraoperative and postoperative findings of aortic regurgitation (AR) and stenosis (AS) after AVNeo in children. Methods: This case series describes the morphological changes in AR and AS, and their severity, between the perioperative period and 3 months postoperative period after AVNeo in children (<18 years) who underwent AVNeo between April 2016 and March 2020. Data were collected at two measurement points: (i) intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (io‐TEE); (ii) postoperative transthoracic echocardiography 3 months after the procedure (po‐TTE). Results: Seven patients were included in this case series. The number of postoperative AR sites and the ratio of AR jet area to the left ventricular outflow tract area showed a tendency to decrease between io‐TEE and po‐TTE. All AR sites were integrated during the postoperative period. One patient identified developed intraoperative AS, which maintained its severity after AVNeo. Conclusions: Most cases exhibited spontaneous improvement in AR, while one developed postoperative AS. Further prospective investigation is, therefore, needed to explore surgical outcomes following AVNeo among children.
- Subjects
SURGICAL therapeutics; THERAPEUTICS; CONFIDENCE intervals; TRANSESOPHAGEAL echocardiography; AORTIC stenosis; TREATMENT effectiveness; PROSTHETIC heart valves; POSTOPERATIVE period; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; AORTIC valve insufficiency; CARDIOPULMONARY bypass; ODDS ratio; AORTIC valve; CHILDREN
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2021, Vol 63, Issue 11, p1289
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ped.14680