Journal article
The quadricuspid truncal valve: Surgical management and outcomes
PS Naimo, TA Fricke, MGY Lee, Y d'Udekem, J Brink, CP Brizard, IE Konstantinov
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2021
Abstract
Objective: To determine the outcomes of patients with a quadricuspid truncal valve (TV) and durability of TV repair. Method: We reviewed 56 patients with truncus arteriosus and a quadricuspid TV who underwent complete repair between 1979 and 2018. Results: TV insufficiency was present in 39 patients (mild, n = 22; moderate, n = 14; and severe, n = 3). Fourteen patients had concomitant TV surgery. Early mortality in patients who had concomitant TV surgery was 14% (2 out of 14 patients) and overall survival was 77.1% ± 11.7% at 15 years. Freedom from TV reoperation was 30.3% ± 14.6% at 15 years. Early mortality in patients who did not undergo concomitant TV surgery was 9.5% (4 out of 42 patien..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr Naimo is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Medical Research Postgraduate Scholarship and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (No. 1150242). Dr Fricke is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (No. 1134203). Dr Lee is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Medical Research Postgraduate Scholarship and an Australian Government Research Training Program (No. 1134274). Dr d'Udekem is a practitioner fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (No. 1082186).