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A Novel Predictive Value for the Transannular Patch Enlargement in Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2815%2901721-X/abstract

Author(s)

Kwang Ho Choi, Si Chan Sung, Hyungtae Kim, Hyung Doo Lee, Gil Ho Ban, Geena Kim, Hee Young Kim

The authors determined the need for transannular patch enlargement (TAPE) in management of ToF by measuring the ratio between pulmonary annulus size to aortic valve annulus size (GA ratio). A retrospective analysis of 122 pts who had undergone ToF repair with or without TAPE was performed. GA ratios were smaller in patients undergoing TAPE. The GA ratio was a better predictor of TAPE (accuracy 90%) than a traditional method (z-score).