OBJECTIVE: Long-term angiographic evaluation of left ventricular performance and size of the great arteries after one-stage neonatal versus two-stage arterial switch operation (ASO) of simple transposition. METHODS: Analysis of cineangiographic studies obtained during the process of two-stage ASO for 34 patients and after neonatal repair for 52 patients. RESULTS: At early follow-up after two-stage ASO the left ventricular enddiastolic volume (LVEDV) was +1.8 standard deviations (S.D.) larger than LVEDV of control patients, but normalized completely (0.0 S.D.) at late follow-up. In contrast, after neonatal repair the LVEDV was always normal, and the median EF was significantly higher than after two-stage ASO (73 vs. 68%). The diameters of the native pulmonary annulus and sinus increased significantly after pulmonary artery banding to +4.5 and +4.8 S.D., respectively. After ASO, a significant decrease of the respective sizes occurred from early to late follow-up (annulus: +6.0 to +2.1 S.D.; sinus: +7.1 to +4.1 S.D.). After neonatal ASO the neoaortic annulus and sinus were only +1.5 and +2.7 S.D. larger than the comparable normal structures. The differences to the two-stage group were significant. In both groups, the neoaortic anastomosis had no diameters significantly different from normal. After one- and two-stage repair, the size of the neopulmonary annulus and sinus decreased similarly in both groups from early to late follow-up (annulus +0.9 to -2.4 S.D.; +0.3 to -2.8 S.D.; sinus: -0.7 to -1.6 S.D.; -0.7 to -1.8 S.D.). CONCLUSIONS: Neonatal ASO has definite advantages over two-stage repair concerning LV-performance and the degree of dilation of the neoaortic root. The significantly reduced size of the neopulmonary root after both procedures is remarkable, but fortunately mostly without clinical significance.
OBJECTIVE: Long-term angiographic evaluation of left ventricular performance and size of the great arteries after one-stage neonatal versus two-stage arterial switch operation (ASO) of simple transposition. METHODS: Analysis of cineangiographic studies obtained during the process of two-stage ASO for 34 patients and after neonatal repair for 52 patients. RESULTS: At early follow-up after two-stage ASO the left ventricular enddiastolic volume (LVEDV) was +1.8 standard deviations (S.D.) larger than LVEDV of control patients, but normalized completely (0.0 S.D.) at late follow-up. In contrast, after neonatal repair the LVEDV was always normal, and the median EF was significantly higher than after two-stage ASO (73 vs. 68%). The diameters of the native pulmonary annulus and sinus increased significantly after pulmonary artery banding to +4.5 and +4.8 S.D., respectively. After ASO, a significant decrease of the respective sizes occurred from early to late follow-up (annulus: +6.0 to +2.1 S.D.; sinus: +7.1 to +4.1 S.D.). After neonatal ASO the neoaortic annulus and sinus were only +1.5 and +2.7 S.D. larger than the comparable normal structures. The differences to the two-stage group were significant. In both groups, the neoaortic anastomosis had no diameters significantly different from normal. After one- and two-stage repair, the size of the neopulmonary annulus and sinus decreased similarly in both groups from early to late follow-up (annulus +0.9 to -2.4 S.D.; +0.3 to -2.8 S.D.; sinus: -0.7 to -1.6 S.D.; -0.7 to -1.8 S.D.). CONCLUSIONS: Neonatal ASO has definite advantages over two-stage repair concerning LV-performance and the degree of dilation of the neoaortic root. The significantly reduced size of the neopulmonary root after both procedures is remarkable, but fortunately mostly without clinical significance.
Authors: Wilfred B de Koning; Magdalena van Osch-Gevers; A Derk Jan Ten Harkel; Ron T van Domburg; Alma W Spijkerboer; Elisabeth M W J Utens; Ad J J C Bogers; Willem A Helbing Journal: Eur J Pediatr Date: 2007-11-07 Impact factor: 3.183