C Mavroudis1, C L Backer, C E Duffy, E Pahl, D F Wax. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. c-mavroudis@nwu.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pediatric coronary artery bypass (PCAB) has been recently employed for expanding indications to treat acquired, congenital, post arterial switch, and other iatrogenic pediatric coronary artery problems. METHODS: Between 1987 and 1998, 3 infants and 13 children (n = 16, mean age 6.1 years, range 2 months-18 years) underwent one or more internal thoracic artery (ITA) to coronary artery (CA) bypass grafts for Kawasaki disease (n = 4), congenital lesions (n = 3), post arterial switch (n = 4), and other iatrogenic obstructions (n = 5). Proximal left main CA arterioplasty was performed concurrently with ITA-CA bypass in 4 patients. RESULTS: Survival is 93.8%. All bypass grafts in surviving patients are patent 2 months-11 years postoperation. The 11 elective patients are well (NYHA I-II). The 5 emergent operations were performed in 2 infants and 3 adolescents who had poor ventricular function prior to ITA-CA bypass due to iatrogenic injuries in 3, congenital critical left main stenosis in 1, and intraoperative iatrogenic coronary injury in 1. The 3 adolescents fared worse, resulting in death in the first, cardiac transplantation in the second, and full recovery in the third. The 2 infants have steadily improving ventricular function. CONCLUSIONS: ITA-CA bypass can be successfully performed in infants and children for expanding elective and life-saving indications with excellent results. Poor preoperative ventricular function often persists, especially in those older children with iatrogenic injuries, and may result in death or cardiac transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Pediatric coronary artery bypass (PCAB) has been recently employed for expanding indications to treat acquired, congenital, post arterial switch, and other iatrogenic pediatric coronary artery problems. METHODS: Between 1987 and 1998, 3 infants and 13 children (n = 16, mean age 6.1 years, range 2 months-18 years) underwent one or more internal thoracic artery (ITA) to coronary artery (CA) bypass grafts for Kawasaki disease (n = 4), congenital lesions (n = 3), post arterial switch (n = 4), and other iatrogenic obstructions (n = 5). Proximal left main CA arterioplasty was performed concurrently with ITA-CA bypass in 4 patients. RESULTS: Survival is 93.8%. All bypass grafts in surviving patients are patent 2 months-11 years postoperation. The 11 elective patients are well (NYHA I-II). The 5 emergent operations were performed in 2 infants and 3 adolescents who had poor ventricular function prior to ITA-CA bypass due to iatrogenic injuries in 3, congenital critical left main stenosis in 1, and intraoperative iatrogenic coronary injury in 1. The 3 adolescents fared worse, resulting in death in the first, cardiac transplantation in the second, and full recovery in the third. The 2 infants have steadily improving ventricular function. CONCLUSIONS: ITA-CA bypass can be successfully performed in infants and children for expanding elective and life-saving indications with excellent results. Poor preoperative ventricular function often persists, especially in those older children with iatrogenic injuries, and may result in death or cardiac transplantation.
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