Single-centre 20-year experience with repair of truncus arteriosus

Repair of truncus arteriosus.

When commenting on the paper of Danton and colleagues concerning surgical repair of the common arterial trunk, I pointed out that their optimal procedure was first described by the late Kenneth Reid [1]. They indicated in the discussion that they would modify this manuscript accordingly. Sadly, they did not [2]. That does not, however, detract from Mr Reid’s precedence with this particular proc...

Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Persistent Truncus Arteriosus from Neonates to Adults: A Single Center's Experience.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to report our experiences with surgical repair in patients of all ages with persistent truncus arteriosus. METHODS From July 2004 to July 2014, 50 consecutive patients with persistent truncus arteriosus who underwent anatomical repair were included in the retrospective review. Median follow-up time was 3.4 years (range, 3 months to 10 years). RESULTS Fifty patient...

Repair of persistent truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch.

OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to analyse experience with repair of truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch. METHODS Between 1993 and 2004, eight consecutive patients underwent repair of truncus arteriosus with interrupted aortic arch. The median age was 6.5 days (range 1-85 days) and median weight was 3.2 kg (range 2.6-4.8 kg). Five patients had type A and 3 patients had type B a...

Aortic valve repair: a ten-year single-centre experience†.

OBJECTIVES Aortic valvuloplasty could represent an alternative to valve replacement resulting in optimal haemodynamic conditions, avoiding anticoagulation and allowing, in young people, normal aortic annulus growth. We analysed our results of aortic valve repair for incompetence due to leaflets and root pathology. METHODS From January 2003 to January 2013, 235 patients affected by aortic valv...

Truncus arteriosus