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Apex rotation as a risk factor for total anomalous pulmonary connection repair in single ventricle
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  • Hidetsugu Asai,
  • Yasushige Shingu,
  • Jin Ikarashi,
  • Yuchen Cao,
  • Daisuke Takeyoshi,
  • Yosuke Arai,
  • Noriyoshi Ebuoka,
  • Tsuyoshi Tachibana
Hidetsugu Asai
Kanagawa Childrens Medical Center

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Yasushige Shingu
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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Jin Ikarashi
Kanagawa Childrens Medical Center
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Yuchen Cao
Kanagawa Childrens Medical Center
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Daisuke Takeyoshi
Kanagawa Childrens Medical Center
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Yosuke Arai
Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation
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Noriyoshi Ebuoka
Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation
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Tsuyoshi Tachibana
Kanagawa Childrens Medical Center
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Abstract

Background: The high incidence of postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) is a major mortality-associated concern in patients with right atrial isomerism and extracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We evaluated new anatomical risk factors for reducing the space behind the heart after TAPVC repair. Methods: 18 patients who underwent TAPVC repair between 2014 and 2020 were enrolled. Sutureless technique was used in 12 patients and conventional repair in six patients. The angle between the line perpendicular to the vertebral body and that from the vertebral body to the apex was defined as the “vertebral-apex angle (V-A angle).” The ratio of post- and preoperative angles, indicating the apex’s lateral rotation, was compared between patients with and without PVO. Results: The median (interquartile range) age and body weight at repair were 102 (79-176) days and 3.8 (2.6-4.8) kg, respectively. The 1-year survival rate was 83% (median follow-up, 29 [11-36] months). PVO occurred in seven patients (39%), who showed an obstruction of one or two branches in the apex side. The postoperative V-A angle (46° [45°-50°] vs. 36° [29°-38°], P = 0.001) and the ratio of post- and preoperative V-A angles (1.27 [1.24-1.42] vs. 1.03 [0.98-1.07], P = 0.001) were significantly higher in the PVO group than in the non-PVO group. The cut-off values of the postoperative V-A angle and ratio were 41° and 1.17, respectively. Conclusions: A postoperative rotation of the heart apex into the ipsilateral thorax was a risk factor for branch PVO after TAPVC repair.
30 Apr 2021Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
30 Apr 2021Submission Checks Completed
30 Apr 2021Assigned to Editor
16 May 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
17 May 2021Editorial Decision: Accept