Julia S Donald1, Fraser R O Wallace2, Phillip S Naimo1, Tyson A Fricke1, Johann Brink1, Christian P Brizard1, Yves d'Udekem1, Igor E Konstantinov3. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Data on the long-term outcomes in children after the Ross operation are limited. This study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in children who underwent the Ross operation at a single institution. METHODS: The study reviewed all children (n = 140) who underwent the Ross operation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia between 1995 and 2018. RESULTS: Mean follow-up time was 8.9 years. Median age at operation was 7.4 years. The root replacement (n = 120, Ross-Konno; n = 38), root inclusion (n = 17), and subcoronary implantation (n = 3) techniques were used. Operative mortality was 5.0% (7 of 140; 3 neonates and 4 infants). There were 6 late deaths. Overall survival at 10 years was 96.2% in children older than 1 year of age and 78.9% in children younger than 1 year of age at operation (P = .003). Freedom from autograft reoperation was 86.0% at 10 years. Age younger than 1-year at operation was a risk factor for autograft reoperation (P = .02). Patients younger than 1 year of age at operation experienced a higher incidence of moderate or greater aortic insufficiency compared with patients who were older than 1 year of age (P = .006). In patients who had a poly-(p-dioxanone)-filament band placed around the sinotubular junction, freedom from moderate or greater aortic insufficiency at 10 years was 100%, compared with 83.1% in patients with no band (P = .09). CONCLUSIONS: In children older than 1 year of age, the Ross operation has excellent outcomes with no operative mortality and a low incidence of aortic insufficiency. In children younger than 1 year of age, the Ross operation is associated with higher operative mortality and a higher incidence of aortic insufficiency. Where possible, the Ross operation should be delayed beyond infancy. Poly-(p-dioxanone)-filament banding may reduce the incidence of aortic insufficiency after the Ross operation.
BACKGROUND: Data on the long-term outcomes in children after the Ross operation are limited. This study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in children who underwent the Ross operation at a single institution. METHODS: The study reviewed all children (n = 140) who underwent the Ross operation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia between 1995 and 2018. RESULTS: Mean follow-up time was 8.9 years. Median age at operation was 7.4 years. The root replacement (n = 120, Ross-Konno; n = 38), root inclusion (n = 17), and subcoronary implantation (n = 3) techniques were used. Operative mortality was 5.0% (7 of 140; 3 neonates and 4 infants). There were 6 late deaths. Overall survival at 10 years was 96.2% in children older than 1 year of age and 78.9% in children younger than 1 year of age at operation (P = .003). Freedom from autograft reoperation was 86.0% at 10 years. Age younger than 1-year at operation was a risk factor for autograft reoperation (P = .02). Patients younger than 1 year of age at operation experienced a higher incidence of moderate or greater aortic insufficiency compared with patients who were older than 1 year of age (P = .006). In patients who had a poly-(p-dioxanone)-filament band placed around the sinotubular junction, freedom from moderate or greater aortic insufficiency at 10 years was 100%, compared with 83.1% in patients with no band (P = .09). CONCLUSIONS: In children older than 1 year of age, the Ross operation has excellent outcomes with no operative mortality and a low incidence of aortic insufficiency. In children younger than 1 year of age, the Ross operation is associated with higher operative mortality and a higher incidence of aortic insufficiency. Where possible, the Ross operation should be delayed beyond infancy. Poly-(p-dioxanone)-filament banding may reduce the incidence of aortic insufficiency after the Ross operation.
Authors: Johanna Schlein; Barbara Elisabeth Ebner; Ralf Geiger; Paul Simon; Gregor Wollenek; Anton Moritz; Andreas Gamillscheg; Eva Base; Günther Laufer; Daniel Zimpfer Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Date: 2021-08-18