Long-term outcomes of reoperations following repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect [CONGENITAL]

CONCLUSIONS The most common cause for reoperation following pAVSD repair was LAVV regurgitation through the LAVV cleft. Reoperation is performed with survival comparable to that of primary pAVSD repair, yet the rate of further reoperations remains high. The patch augmentation technique for LAVVR has significantly increased the rate of successful LAVV repair.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - July 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Buratto, E., Ye, X. T., Bullock, A., Kelly, A., d'Udekem, Y., Brizard, C. P., Konstantinov, I. E. Tags: CONGENITAL Source Type: research