The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 159, Issue 3, March 2020, Pages 1014-1025.e8
Congenital: Atrioventricular Septal DefectComplete atrioventricular septal defect repair in Australia: Results over 25 years
Read at the 99th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 4-7, 2019.
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Graphical abstract
In a propensity-matched multi-institutional study overall and event-free survival are similar following either MSP or double patch repair of CAVSD. There is no increased risk of reoperation for LVOTO with the MSP technique.
Key Words
complete atrioventricular septal defect
complete AV canal
atrioventricular septal defect
AVSD
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ASD
atrial septal defect
CAVSD
complete atrioventricular septal defect
DP
double patch
LAVV
left atrioventricular valve
LAVVR
left atrioventricular valve regurgitation
LVOTO
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
MSP
modified single patch
PPM
permanent pacemaker
VSD
ventricular septal defect
ZOA
zone of apposition
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Supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia via health professional scholarship No. 101616 (to Dr Fong).
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A complete list of Australian CAVSD study group collaborators appears in the Acknowledgments.
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