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Outcomes of Prosthetic Valved Conduits for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction

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There are limited data regarding the implantation of prosthetic valved conduits for right outflow tract reconstruction in pediatric patients in China. A retrospective review of 128 patients undergoing conduits implantation with a median follow-up of 33.3 months (range, 3.3 months to 10.1 years) was performed between 2009 and 2018. Multivariate Cox regression model was used to analyze the risk factors for mortality, reintervention and endocarditis. Freedom from reintervention and endocarditis were plotted using the Kaplan–Meier curve. Hospital mortality was 7.8%, and the late mortality was 3.1%. Patient survival at 1, 5 and 10 years was 92.2%, 87.1% and 84.3%, respectively. Freedom from reintervention at 1 and 5 years was 94.1% and 60.9%. Small size conduit (p = 0.019) and previous palliation (p < 0.001) were predictive of reintervention. Ten conduits developed endocarditis at a median of 4.8 years after implantation. Freedom from endocarditis at 1, 5 and 10 years was 99.1%, 93.0% and 58.0%, respectively. Diffuse stenosis of the conduit (p = 0.003) was an independent risk factor for late endocarditis. Both bovine jugular venous conduits and bovine pericardial prosthetic conduits are associated with acceptable outcomes. Reintervention remains high in patients who have smaller size conduit and undergo previous palliation. It is plausible that the suboptimal flow may be one of major mechanisms involved in the development of late endocarditis.

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    Hao Chen, Guocheng Shi, Lisheng Qiu, Shunmin Wang, Huiwen Chen & Zhiwei Xu

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Chen, H., Shi, G., Qiu, L. et al. Outcomes of Prosthetic Valved Conduits for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction. Pediatr Cardiol 40, 848–856 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-019-02081-8

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