Congenital: Atrioventricular Septal DefectEarly repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect has better survival than staged repair after pulmonary artery banding: A propensity score–matched study
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In a propensity-matched analysis, primary complete repair is associated with better survival than initial PA banding in patients with cAVSD requiring surgery at younger than 3 months of age.
Key Words
atrioventricular septal defect
atrioventricular valve
pulmonary artery banding
neonates
propensity matching
Abbreviations and Acronyms
cAVSD
complete atrioventricular septal defect
CI
confidence interval
LAVV
left atrioventricular valve
LAVVR
left atrioventricular valve regurgitation
PAB
pulmonary artery banding
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Dr Buratto is a recipient of a Postgraduate Scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (1134340). Dr d'Udekem is a National Health and Medical Research Council Clinician Practitioner Fellow (1082186).
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