BACKGROUND: The practice of coiling aortopulmonary collaterals (APCs) before Fontan completion is controversial, and published data are limited. We sought to compare outcomes in subjects with and without pre-Fontan coil embolization of APCs using the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Cross-Sectional Study database which enrolled survivors of prior Fontan palliation. METHODS: We compared hospital length of stay after Fontan in 80 subjects who underwent APC coiling with 459 subjects who did not. Secondary outcomes included post-Fontan complications and assessment of health status and ventricular performance at cross-sectional evaluation (mean 8.6 ± 3.4 years after Fontan). RESULTS: Centers varied markedly in frequency of pre-Fontan APC coiling (range 0%-30% of subjects, P < .001). The coil group was older at Fontan (P = .004) and more likely to have single right ventricular morphology (P = .054) and pre-Fontan atrioventricular valve regurgitation (P = .03). The coil group underwent Fontan surgery more recently (P < .001), was more likely to have a prior superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (P < .001), and more likely to undergo extracardiac Fontan connection (P < .001) and surgical fenestration (P < .001). In multivariable analyses, APC coiling was not associated with length of stay (hazard ratio for remaining in-hospital 0.91, 95% CI 0.70-1.18, P = .48) or postoperative complications, except more post-Fontan catheter interventions (hazard ratio 1.74, 95% CI 1.04-2.91, P = .03), primarily additional APC coils. The groups had similar outcomes at cross-sectional evaluation. CONCLUSION: Management of APCs before Fontan shows marked practice variation. We did not find an association between pre-Fontan coiling of APCs and shorter postoperative hospital stay or with better late outcomes. Prospective studies of this practice are needed.
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BACKGROUND: The practice of coiling aortopulmonary collaterals (APCs) before Fontan completion is controversial, and published data are limited. We sought to compare outcomes in subjects with and without pre-Fontan coil embolization of APCs using the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Cross-Sectional Study database which enrolled survivors of prior Fontan palliation. METHODS: We compared hospital length of stay after Fontan in 80 subjects who underwent APC coiling with 459 subjects who did not. Secondary outcomes included post-Fontan complications and assessment of health status and ventricular performance at cross-sectional evaluation (mean 8.6 ± 3.4 years after Fontan). RESULTS: Centers varied markedly in frequency of pre-Fontan APC coiling (range 0%-30% of subjects, P < .001). The coil group was older at Fontan (P = .004) and more likely to have single right ventricular morphology (P = .054) and pre-Fontan atrioventricular valve regurgitation (P = .03). The coil group underwent Fontan surgery more recently (P < .001), was more likely to have a prior superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (P < .001), and more likely to undergo extracardiac Fontan connection (P < .001) and surgical fenestration (P < .001). In multivariable analyses, APC coiling was not associated with length of stay (hazard ratio for remaining in-hospital 0.91, 95% CI 0.70-1.18, P = .48) or postoperative complications, except more post-Fontan catheter interventions (hazard ratio 1.74, 95% CI 1.04-2.91, P = .03), primarily additional APC coils. The groups had similar outcomes at cross-sectional evaluation. CONCLUSION: Management of APCs before Fontan shows marked practice variation. We did not find an association between pre-Fontan coiling of APCs and shorter postoperative hospital stay or with better late outcomes. Prospective studies of this practice are needed.
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