Surgical repair of "Swiss Cheese" ventricular septal defects with two-patch and right ventricular apex-exclusion technique: mid-term follow-up results.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Swiss Cheese" ventricular septal defects represent a serious congenital heart disease with suboptimal clinical outcomes and a lack of consensus regarding its management. This study presents mid-term follow-up results of surgical repairs for "Swiss Cheese" ventricular septal defects, utilizing the two-patch and right ventricle apex-exclusion technique.

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted on 13 patients who underwent surgical repair utilizing the two-patch and right ventricle apex-exclusion technique at our institution between May 2014 and October 2021. The procedure involved the closure of defects in the outflow tract ventricular septal and the apex trabecular ventricular septal regions using two patches, with concurrent exclusion of the right ventricular

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature