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ArticleEuropean journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2022

Novel concepts and early results of repairing common arterial trunk.

Magdi H Yacoub, Hatem Hosny, Ahmed Afifi, Mohamed Nagy, Ahmed Mahgoub, Walid Simry, Mohammad Gibreel AbouZeina, Ramy Doss, Amr El Sawy, Nairouz Shehata and 3 more

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Criss-cross pulmonary arteries in common arterial trunk - Implications to management and outcome.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2023
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  3. Right ventricular structure and function after novel repair of common arterial trunk.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2022
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  4. Expanding Valve Repair in Rheumatic Heart Disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Magdi H YacoubCardiac Surgery Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Hatem HosnyCardiac Surgery Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Ahmed AfifiCardiac Surgery Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Mohamed NagyBiomedical Engineering and Innovation Laboratory, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Ahmed MahgoubCardiac Surgery Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Walid SimryCardiac Surgery Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Mohammad Gibreel AbouZeinaRadiology Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Ramy DossInternal Medicine Department, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Amr El SawyBiomedical Engineering and Innovation Laboratory, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Nairouz ShehataBiomedical Engineering and Innovation Laboratory, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4108-0783
Abdelrahman ElafifiPediatric Cardiology Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Hedaia AbdullahPediatric Intensive Care unit, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Soha RomeihRadiology Department, Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt.
Aswan University · EGNational Heart Institute · EGBaylor University Medical Center · USImperial College London · GBTanta University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCommon Arterial Trunk (CAT) continues to have a very poor prognosis globally. To address that, we have developed a novel technique targeting key concepts for the correction of all components of the anomaly, using autologous arterial tissue. This aims to enhance results, availability worldwide, and importantly to avoid the need for repeated reoperations.

methodsFrom January 2019 to 4 January 2021, all patients with isolated CAT had repair of the defect using autologous arterial trunk tissue with direct right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) connection. Clinical outcomes, follow-up which included multi-slice computed tomography 3D segmentation and 4D cardiovascular magnetic resonance flow, are presented.

resultsTwenty patients were included in the study (median age 4.5 months). There were 2 hospital deaths due to systemic infection and pulmonary hypertensive crisis, respectively. Following discharge all patients remained asymptomatic with no signs of heart failure and improved pattern of growth (median follow-up: 8 months). Early postoperative 3D segmentation showed a conical shaped neo-right ventricular outflow chamber connecting the body of the RV to the main PA through a valveless ostium, and normal crossing of PA and neo-aorta. 4D cardiovascular magnetic resonance pattern of flow showed normal rapid laminar flow through the atrioventricular valves followed by a vortex towards the outflow tracts. There was laminar flow through the neo-aorta and neo-PA with velocity not exceeding 2.5 m/s. The PA regurgitant fraction was 25 ± 5% and was limited to early diastole.

conclusionsThe initial results of utilizing the key concepts, using autologous arterial tissue for the repair of CAT, are encouraging, both clinically and by multimodality imaging.

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Heart Defects, CongenitalTruncus Arteriosus, PersistentHeart VentriclesHumansPulmonary ArteryReoperation4D flow magnetic resonance imagingMorphodynamismmultimodality imagingneo-RV outflow tractoptimizing geometry and function

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PMCPMC8922708
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