REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE “TRANSATRIAL-TRANSPULMONARY APPROACH” Vladimiro Vida, M.D. University of Padua - Italy Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE
MONTHS OF LIFE
“TRANSATRIAL-TRANSPULMONARY APPROACH”
Vladimiro Vida, M.D.
University of Padua - ItalyDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Padua - Italy
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
Period: January 1991 – December 2001
20 males35 pts (< 3 months of age)
15 females
Excluded: TOF + AVSD TOF + APVSTOF + PA TOF + DORV
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SURGICAL TECHNIQUES (1)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
TRANSATRIAL- TRANSPULMONARY APPROACH
•TRANSATRIAL-TRANSPULMONARY
MYOTOMY/ MYECTOMY (RESECTION OF
PARIETAL EXTENSION OF INFUNDIBULAR
SEPTUM)
•NO VENTRICULOTOMY (OR MINIMAL=5-6 mm)
•TRANSATRIAL VSD CLOSURE
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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SURGICAL TECHNIQUES (2)
TYPE OF RVOT RECONSTRUCTION
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
Pts
MONOCUSP TAP 20 (57.2%)(HOMOGRAFT)
AUTOLOGOUS PERIC. TAP 11 (31.4%)
NO PATCH 4 (11.4%)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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SURGICAL TECHNIQUES (3)
ASSOCIATED SURGICAL PROCEDURES
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
n°
LPA PLASTY 3
LPA from descending aorta reimplantation 1
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INTRAOPERATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
•EPICARDIAL IN ALL
•POST OPERATIVE EVALUATION FOR VSD, OBSTRUCTION, VENTRICULAR FUNCTION
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INTRAOPERATIVE RV/LV GRADIENT (mmHg)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
RV/LV < 0.4 IN ALL
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SURGICAL RESULTS
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
1 HOSPITAL DEATH (2.8%)
CAUSE: LAD FROM RCA DISTORTION
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MAJOR POSTOPERATIVE SEQUELAE
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
Pts
- LOS3
•Inotropes infusion for > 48 hrs2
•ECMO support for 41 days1
- Prolonged intubation > 7 days1
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FOLLOW UP (1)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
2 months – 10.2 years (mean 3.6 years)
NO LATE DEATHSNO LATE DEATHS
34 Pts are asymptomatic in NYHA class I
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FOLLOW UP (2)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
LATE REOPERATIONS (3 pts - 8.5%)
Pts Interval (months)
Residual RVOTO 1 74
Residual RVOTO + LPA sten.1 5
Residual LPA stenosis 1 49
No reoperations for residual VSD
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FOLLOW UP (3)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
LATE REINTERVENTIONS (4 pts - 11.7%)
Pts
LPA balloon dilatation 4*
* 1 pt LPA from desc. aorta
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FOLLOW UP (4)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
% survival97.1%
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0 2 4 6 8 10
years
%
97.1%
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FOLLOW UP (5)
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
Freedom from reintervention
82.2%
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0 2 4 6 8 10
years
%
97.1% 92%82.2%
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FOLLOW UP
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
Pts phPeripheral PA branch stenosis
moderate 2
RV pressure > 40 mmHg 2
PVR absent/mild 32
PVR moderate 2
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COMMENT (1)
Transatrial – Transpulmonary approach can be applied in early infancy with low operative risk, good early hemodynamic results and low incidence of residual lesions
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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COMMENT (2)
The use of monocusp pulmonary Homograft patch in patients requiring transannular patch seems to minimize pulmonary regurgitation, RV failure, improving the early postoperative course
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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COMMENT (3)
Echocardiographic data at the follow-up suggest that RV geometry and function is better preserved when a transatrial - transpulmonary approach is employed as compared to a “classic” transventricular approachG. Stellin, O. Milanesi et al.Ann thorac Surg, 60:588-91, 1995
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COMMENT (4)
The higher incidence of transanular patch in this age group is justified by the severity of this malformation, in most of our cases
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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COMMENT (5)
We believe that early repair of congenital heart anomalies neutralizes secondary damage to vital organs improving the quality of life, in the long term
REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF LIFE
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