Abstract
Between 1980 and 1989, 26 infants aged less than 1 month underwent open aortic valvotomy for critical aortic stenosis. All had congestive heart failure requiring inotropic agents (58%), ventilation (42%), and/or prostaglandin E1 (35%) preoperatively. Nine patients with isolated aortic stenosis had an operative mortality of 0%, whereas 17 patients with other anatomical lesions had a 47% mortality (p < 0.01). Univariate analysis failed to identify additional risk factors other than year of operation (p < 0.05). There were four late deaths, three probably related to arrhythmia (actuarial survival at 113 months = 0.53). Two patients have required late reoperation; neither required valve replacement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 105-109 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Karl, T. R., Sano, S., Brawn, W. J., & Mee, R. B. B. (1990). Critical aortic stenosis in the first month of life: Surgical results in 26 infants. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 50(1), 105-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(90)90099-R