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Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: Risk Factors for Postoperative Obstruction

Friday, July 26, 2019

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Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Brian R. White, Deborah Y. Ho, Jennifer A. Faerber, Hannah Katcoff, Andrew C. Glatz, Christopher E. Mascio, Paul Stephens Jr, Meryl S. Cohen

White and colleagues retrospectively evaluated the development of postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction for patients undergoing repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) at their institution between 2006 and 2017. Of a total 119 patients, 25 (21%) developed postoperative obstruction. Heterotaxy syndrome, single-ventricle heart disease, concomitant procedures, mixed-type TAPVC, and preoperative obstruction were found to be associated with postoperative obstruction. The authors conclude that these data may help stratify risk for patients with TAPVC.

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