TY - JOUR
T1 - Current spectrum of surgical procedures performed for Ebstein's malformation
T2 - An analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery database
AU - Davies, Ryan R
AU - Pasquali, Sara K.
AU - Jacobs, Marshall L.
AU - Jacobs, Jeffrey J.
AU - Wallace, Amelia S.
AU - Pizarro, Christian
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Background: Ebstein's malformation is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. Available data are limited to individual reports demonstrating highly variable approaches. We sought to understand the spectrum of surgical treatment of Ebstein's anomaly across institutions. Methods: A retrospective review of surgical procedures performed on patients with primary diagnosis of Ebstein's malformation (2002 through 2009) in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database (STS-CHSD) was conducted. Results: A total of 595 operations on 498 patients with Ebstein's anomaly were included: 116 on neonates (19%), 122 on infants (21%), 264 on children (44%), and 93 on adults (16%). Average annual institutional case volumes were low (median, 1 per year; range, 0 to 8 per year). Neonates had a high rate of palliative procedures: systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts with or without tricuspid valve closure (43; 37.1%) and tricuspid valve closure (10; 8.6%); Ebstein's repair or tricuspid valvuloplasty was performed in 32%. The most common procedures among infants were superior cavopulmonary connections (62; 50.8%) and systemic-to-pulmonary shunt (10; 8.2%). Among older patients, procedures were primarily in three categories: tricuspid valve surgery (children, 54.5%; adults, 68.8%), arrhythmia procedures (children, 8.7%; adults, 17.3%), and Fontan (children, 14.8%). In-hospital mortality was high in neonatal patients (23.4%) in comparison with infants (4.1%), children (0.7%), and adults (1.1%). Conclusions: Surgery for Ebstein's anomaly consists of a wide range of procedures, with low individual institutional volumes. Mortality is highest among neonates. A prospective multicenter inception cohort study would be valuable to better define indications for specific strategies of surgical management.
AB - Background: Ebstein's malformation is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. Available data are limited to individual reports demonstrating highly variable approaches. We sought to understand the spectrum of surgical treatment of Ebstein's anomaly across institutions. Methods: A retrospective review of surgical procedures performed on patients with primary diagnosis of Ebstein's malformation (2002 through 2009) in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database (STS-CHSD) was conducted. Results: A total of 595 operations on 498 patients with Ebstein's anomaly were included: 116 on neonates (19%), 122 on infants (21%), 264 on children (44%), and 93 on adults (16%). Average annual institutional case volumes were low (median, 1 per year; range, 0 to 8 per year). Neonates had a high rate of palliative procedures: systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts with or without tricuspid valve closure (43; 37.1%) and tricuspid valve closure (10; 8.6%); Ebstein's repair or tricuspid valvuloplasty was performed in 32%. The most common procedures among infants were superior cavopulmonary connections (62; 50.8%) and systemic-to-pulmonary shunt (10; 8.2%). Among older patients, procedures were primarily in three categories: tricuspid valve surgery (children, 54.5%; adults, 68.8%), arrhythmia procedures (children, 8.7%; adults, 17.3%), and Fontan (children, 14.8%). In-hospital mortality was high in neonatal patients (23.4%) in comparison with infants (4.1%), children (0.7%), and adults (1.1%). Conclusions: Surgery for Ebstein's anomaly consists of a wide range of procedures, with low individual institutional volumes. Mortality is highest among neonates. A prospective multicenter inception cohort study would be valuable to better define indications for specific strategies of surgical management.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 24067335
AN - SCOPUS:84887090850
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 96
SP - 1703
EP - 1710
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -