ArticleThe Annals of thoracic surgery2024
Survival After Single-Stage Repair of Truncus Arteriosus and Associated Defects.
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- Management Strategies for Truncus Arteriosus: A Comparative Analysis of Staged vs. Primary Repair.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes After Interventions for Infants with Congenital Heart Defects.Clinics in perinatology · 2025Review
- Long-term Outcomes After Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe goal of this study was to describe in-hospital and long-term mortality after single-stage repair of truncus arteriosus communis (TAC) and explore factors associated with these outcomes.
methodsThis was a cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing single-stage TAC repair between 1982 and 2011 reported to the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium registry. In-hospital mortality was obtained for the entire cohort from registry records. Long-term mortality was obtained for patients with available identifiers by matching with the National Death Index through 2020. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were created for up to 30 years after discharge. Cox regression models estimated hazard ratios for the associations with potential risk factors.
resultsA total of 647 patients (51% male) underwent single-stage TAC repair at a median age of 18 days; 53% had type I TAC, 13% had interrupted aortic arch, and 10% underwent concomitant truncal valve surgery. Of these, 486 (75%) patients survived to hospital discharge. After discharge, 215 patients had identifiers for tracking long-term outcomes; 30-year survival was 78%. Concomitant truncal valve surgery at the index procedure was associated with increased in-hospital and 30-year mortality. Concomitant interrupted aortic arch repair was not associated with increased in-hospital or 30-year mortality.
conclusionsConcomitant truncal valve surgery but not interrupted aortic arch was associated with higher in-hospital and long-term mortality. Careful consideration of the need and timing for truncal valve intervention may improve TAC outcomes.
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