Sarah T Plummer1, Christoph P Hornik1, Hamilton Baker2, Gregory A Fleming1, Susan Foerster3, M Eric Ferguson4, Andrew C Glatz5, Russel Hirsch6, Jeffrey P Jacobs7, Kyong-Jin Lee8, Alan B Lewis9, Jennifer S Li1, Mary Martin10, Diego Porras11, Wolfgang A K Radtke12, John F Rhodes13, Julie A Vincent14, Jeffrey D Zampi15, Kevin D Hill16. 1. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. 2. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 3. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis. 4. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. 5. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. 6. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 7. Johns Hopkins Children's Heart Surgery, All Children's Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, St Petersburg, Tampa, and Orlando, Fla. 8. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 9. Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 10. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. 11. Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass. 12. Nemours Children's Health System, Wilmington, Del. 13. Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Fla. 14. Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. 15. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich. 16. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: kevin.hill@duke.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Aortic arch reconstruction in children with single ventricle lesions may predispose to circulatory inefficiency and maladaptive physiology leading to increased myocardial workload. We sought to describe neoaortic anatomy and physiology, risk factors for abnormalities, and impact on right ventricular function in patients with single right ventricle lesions after arch reconstruction. METHODS: Prestage II aortic angiograms from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial were analyzed to define arch geometry (Romanesque [normal], crenel [elongated], or gothic [angular]), indexed neoaortic dimensions, and distensibility. Comparisons were made with 50 single-ventricle controls without prior arch reconstruction. Factors associated with ascending neoaortic dilation, reduced distensibility, and decreased ventricular function on the 14-month echocardiogram were evaluated using univariate and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Interpretable angiograms were available for 326 of 389 subjects (84%). Compared with controls, study subjects more often demonstrated abnormal arch geometry (67% vs 22%, P < .01) and had increased ascending neoaortic dilation (Z score 3.8 ± 2.2 vs 2.6 ± 2.0, P < .01) and reduced distensibility index (2.2 ± 1.9 vs 8.0 ± 3.8, P < .01). Adjusted odds of neoaortic dilation were increased in subjects with gothic arch geometry (odds ratio [OR], 3.2 vs crenel geometry, P < .01) and a right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt (OR, 3.4 vs Blalock-Taussig shunt, P < .01) but were decreased in subjects with aortic atresia (OR, 0.7 vs stenosis, P < .01) and those with recoarctation (OR, 0.3 vs no recoarctation, P = .04). No demographic, anatomic, or surgical factors predicted reduced distensibility. Neither dilation nor distensibility predicted reduced right ventricular function. CONCLUSIONS: After Norwood surgery, the reconstructed neoaorta demonstrates abnormal anatomy and physiology. Further study is needed to evaluate the longer-term impact of these features.
OBJECTIVES: Aortic arch reconstruction in children with single ventricle lesions may predispose to circulatory inefficiency and maladaptive physiology leading to increased myocardial workload. We sought to describe neoaortic anatomy and physiology, risk factors for abnormalities, and impact on right ventricular function in patients with single right ventricle lesions after arch reconstruction. METHODS: Prestage II aortic angiograms from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial were analyzed to define arch geometry (Romanesque [normal], crenel [elongated], or gothic [angular]), indexed neoaortic dimensions, and distensibility. Comparisons were made with 50 single-ventricle controls without prior arch reconstruction. Factors associated with ascending neoaortic dilation, reduced distensibility, and decreased ventricular function on the 14-month echocardiogram were evaluated using univariate and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Interpretable angiograms were available for 326 of 389 subjects (84%). Compared with controls, study subjects more often demonstrated abnormal arch geometry (67% vs 22%, P < .01) and had increased ascending neoaortic dilation (Z score 3.8 ± 2.2 vs 2.6 ± 2.0, P < .01) and reduced distensibility index (2.2 ± 1.9 vs 8.0 ± 3.8, P < .01). Adjusted odds of neoaortic dilation were increased in subjects with gothic arch geometry (odds ratio [OR], 3.2 vs crenel geometry, P < .01) and a right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt (OR, 3.4 vs Blalock-Taussig shunt, P < .01) but were decreased in subjects with aortic atresia (OR, 0.7 vs stenosis, P < .01) and those with recoarctation (OR, 0.3 vs no recoarctation, P = .04). No demographic, anatomic, or surgical factors predicted reduced distensibility. Neither dilation nor distensibility predicted reduced right ventricular function. CONCLUSIONS: After Norwood surgery, the reconstructed neoaorta demonstrates abnormal anatomy and physiology. Further study is needed to evaluate the longer-term impact of these features.
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