Long-term outcome after repair of interrupted aortic arch in a single centre†.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mortality in patients with interrupted aortic arch (IAA) rates among the highest in congenital heart surgery. Various techniques for aortic arch repair are described; reintervention rates remain substantial. This retrospective single-centre study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcome in a biventricular series with a preferably performed direct anastomosis and one-stage repair.

Methods

At the Children's Heart Center Linz, 58 biventricular patients with IAA were operated between 1999 and 2023. Median age at operation was 10 [7; 15] days and weight was 3.3 [3; 3.7] kg. In the 24 children with ventricular septal defects (VSDs) only, the arch was repaired by a direct anastomosis. Thirty-four had complex concomitant heart defects, and the arch reconstruction was perfo

SUBMITTER: Kreuzer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879088 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature