Background: The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical outcomes of common arterial trunk repair beyond infancy in terms of both early- and long-term outcomes.
Methods: Between January 2003 and December 2019, 56 patients underwent repair for common arterial trunk beyond infancy at our institute. Median age was 34.5 months, 51.8% were females, and 48.2% were males.
Results: 48.2% were type 1, 46.4% were type 2, and 5.4% were type 3. 17.9% patients underwent direct connection technique for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; remaining received a conduit. The most common type of truncal valve anatomy was tricuspid (82.1%). Early mortality was 7%. Univariable analysis identified age (p = 0.003), weight (p = 0.04), duration of ventilation (p = 0.036), and pulmonary hypertensive crisis (p ≤ 0.001) as factors affecting early mortality. In our overall cohort of beyond infancy repair for common arterial trunk, at 10 years, the survival, freedom from reintervention for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, freedom from ≥ moderate conduit obstruction, freedom from impaired right ventricle function, and freedom from ≥ moderate truncal valve regurgitation were 76.7%, 89.7%, 74%, 88.6%, and 66.3%, respectively.
Conclusion: Repair for common arterial trunk in patients presenting beyond 1 year of age is challenging; however, it can be done with satisfactory early and late outcomes in terms of mortality and reintervention.
Keywords: Beyond infancy; Common arterial trunk; Severe pulmonary hypertension.
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