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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Long-Term Outcomes and Risk Factors for Mortality After Single Ventricle Palliation for Asplenia Syndrome.

Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Shunji Sano, Yuhei Tokuda, Ayari Kimura, Steven J Staffa, David Zurakowski, Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Kotani

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Yasuyuki KobayashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9285-2267
Shunji SanoDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Showa Medical University Toyosu Hospital Tokyo Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5828-8404
Yuhei TokudaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0009-0009-6343-0466
Ayari KimuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0932-467X
Steven J StaffaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7588-7596
David ZurakowskiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3610-6942
Shingo KasaharaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3698-4836
Yasuhiro KotaniDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital Okayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7820-288X

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backgroundThis study evaluated the long-term outcomes of asplenia syndrome with single ventricle palliation, hypothesizing that total anomalous pulmonary vein connection (TAPVC), pulmonary atresia (PA), and greater than or equal to moderate atrioventricular valve regurgitation increase mortality risk.

methodsThis retrospective review analyzed 151 patients with asplenia syndrome who underwent single ventricle palliation between 1990 and 2024. The primary end point was mortality, with risk factors assessed by Cox regression analysis over a mean follow-up of 9.3 years.

resultsThe median age at initial operation was 35 days, including 70 neonates (46%). Overall, 62 (41%) patients died, whereas 66 (44%) patients are alive post-Fontan completion. Survival probabilities at 1 and 20 years were 75.7% (95% CI, 67.9-81.8) and 53.7% (95% CI, 44.5-62.0), respectively. TAPVC (

conclusionsSurvival after single ventricle palliation for asplenia syndrome remains suboptimal, particularly when TAPVC, PA, and greater than or equal to moderate atrioventricular valve regurgitation are present in combination rather than in isolation. Improved strategies or surgical techniques are required for this complex asplenia syndrome cohort.

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Heart VentriclesHeterotaxy SyndromePalliative CareFemaleFontan ProcedureHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment Outcomeasplenia syndromeatrioventricular valve regurgitationheterotaxypulmonary atresiatotal anomalous pulmonary vein

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