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ArticleESC heart failure2024

Impact of the operative technique on mid- and long-term results following paediatric heart transplantation.

L Lily Rosenthal, Carola Grinninger, Robert Dalla Pozza, Marcus Fischer, Linda Zimmerling, Sarah M Ulrich, Fabian A Kari, Nikolaus A Haas, Sebastian Michel, Jürgen Hörer and 1 more

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L Lily RosenthalDivision for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-8655
Carola GrinningerDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Robert Dalla PozzaDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Herat Surgery, German Herat Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Marcus FischerDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Herat Surgery, German Herat Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Linda ZimmerlingDivision for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Sarah M UlrichDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Herat Surgery, German Herat Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Fabian A KariDivision for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Nikolaus A HaasDepartment of Congenital and Pediatric Herat Surgery, German Herat Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Sebastian MichelDivision for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Jürgen HörerDivision for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Christian HaglDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.

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Abstract

aimsThe aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the impact of the bicaval technique versus the biatrial technique (by Lower and Shumway) in paediatric heart transplant patients. Only a few studies investigate this matter regarding the long-term outcome after paediatric heart transplantation. We compared the two surgical methods regarding survival, the necessity of pacemaker implantation. METHODS AND

resultsAll 134 patients (aged <18 years) - (group-1) biatrial (n = 84), versus (group-2) bicaval (n = 50), who underwent heart transplantation between October 1988 and December 2021, were analysed. Freedom from events were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Potential differences were analysed using the log rank test and Cox proportional hazard models. Mean ± standard deviation: Bypass time (per minutes) was higher in the group 1 as compared with group 2 (P = 0.050). Survival was not significantly different (P = 0.604) in either groups. Eighteen patients required permanent pacemaker implantation in the group 1 and only one patient required it in the group 2 (P = 0.001).

conclusionsPaediatric heart transplantation using bicaval technique results similar long-term survival compared with the biatrial technique. The incidence of atrial rhythm disorders was significantly higher in the biatrial group, requiring a higher frequency of pacemaker implantation in this group. As a results, the bicaval technique has replaced the biatrial technique in our centre.

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Heart TransplantationAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeBiatrial techniqueBicaval techniquePaediatric heart transplantation

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PMCPMC11098630

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