Open AccessMulticentre comparative analysis of long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement in children
Author(s) -
Jessica Knight,
Amber Leila Sarvestani,
Chizitam Ibezim,
Elizabeth Turk,
Courtney McCracken,
Bahaaldin Alsoufi,
James St. Louis,
James H. Moller,
Geetha Raghuveer,
Lazaros Kochilas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
heart
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1468-201X
pISSN - 1355-6037
DOI - 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319597
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , surgery , proportional hazards model , cohort , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , confidence interval , stenosis
The ideal valve substitute for surgical intervention of congenital aortic valve disease in children remains unclear. Data on outcomes beyond 10-15 years after valve replacement are limited but important for evaluating substitute longevity. We aimed to describe up to 25-year death/cardiac transplant by type of valve substitute and assess the potential impact of treatment centre. Our hypothesis was that patients with pulmonic valve autograft would have better survival than mechanical prosthetic.