Yasuhiro Kotani, Devin Chetan, Jiaquan Zhu, Vijay Anand, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. Van Arsdell, John G. Coles, Osami Honjo
Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.
Canada
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 96: 1711-1718
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.101
Abstract
Background: Reconstruction of anomalous left pulmonary veins (ALPV) requires an anastomosis at a nonanatomic position, posing the potential risk of pulmonary vein obstruction (PVO).
Methods: The 514 patients who were diagnosed with a pulmonary vein abnormality from 1990 to 2010 were reviewed. Thirty-eight patients (7.4%; median age, 1.4 years; interquartile range, 0.1 to 5.7 years) were identified. ALPV was diagnosed as an isolated anomaly in 23 (61%) or as part of mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in 15 (39%). Patients were divided into 3 groups (group 1: partial ALPV, treated; group 2: total ALPV, treated; or group 3: partial ALPV, untreated). Freedom from poor clinical (death/reoperation) and functional (any PVO, mean pressure gradient > 3 mm Hg) outcomes were analyzed.
Results: Repair in 30 ALPV patients (79%) was performed with direct anastomosis to the left atrium (n = 26 [68%]) or by sutureless repair (n = 4 [11%]). Two deaths occurred in group 2 (heart failure and PVO). The 4 reoperations in group 2 were prompted by PVO and occurred within 6 months of the initial repair. There was a nonsignificant trend of lower freedom from poor outcomes in group 2 (74.6%) vs group 1 (100%) at 10 years (p = 0.105). There was no difference in the incidence of any left PVO among the groups (p = 0.381). Severe left PVO did not develop in group 3 (n = 8 [21%]).
Conclusions: Total ALPV carries a high risk of early PVO. Thus, the optimal surgical approach remains elusive. Untreated partial ALPV remained unobstructed during midterm follow-up. Therefore, surgical treatment may not be necessary in patients with partial ALPV.
Category
Segmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary Hypertension
Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication
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