Norihisa Toh1,*, Yasuhiro Kotani2, Teiji Akagi1, Yosuke Kuroko2, Kenji Baba3, Shin-ichi Otsuki3, Shingo Kasahara2, Hiroshi Ito1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.1, pp. 1-11, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.011579
- 17 June 2020
Abstract Background: There is limited information on outcomes of adult
patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) due to the
low incidence of disease and the large variation of surgical histories. Methods:
Among 58 patients with repaired PA-IVS, a total of 32 patients aged ≥16 years
and who were followed at our institution between January 2003 and December
2018 were reviewed. Surgical history, clinical outcomes, and laboratory,
echocardiographic and electrocardiographic data were obtained by chart review.
Results: Follow-up was from the age of 16 years and the median age at the latest
follow-up was 23.7 years.… More >