TY - JOUR
T1 - Late incompetence of the left atrioventricular valve after repair of atrioventricular septal defects
T2 - The morphologic perspective
AU - Kanani, Mazyar
AU - Elliott, Martin
AU - Cook, Andrew
AU - Juraszek, Amy
AU - Devine, William
AU - Anderson, Robert H.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the British Heart Foundation for supporting this study. We also thank Miss Gemma Price for the preparation of the illustrations.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - Objective: The mortality following repair of atrioventricular septal defects has fallen dramatically in the last 4 decades, but reoperation for late regurgitation across the left atrioventricular valve has remained disconcertingly stagnant. Seeking potential structural causes, we compared the morphology of the surgically created septal leaflet of the left valve following repair of atrioventricular septal defects to the aortic leaflet of the normal mitral valve. Methods: We compared the mitral valves of 92 normal hearts to the left ventricular components of the bridging leaflets of hearts with atrioventricular septal defect with common atrioventricular junction, determining the shape of the leaflets and the arrangement of the subvalvar apparatus. Results: The aortic leaflet of the mitral valve is triangular compared with its rectangular septal counterpart after repair of atrioventricular septal defect. The cordal arrangement in the mitral valve is well organized, compared with the deficient cordal arrangement of the abnormal valve. A greater proportion of cords in the mitral valve divide to 3 generations (55.5% compared with 8.7%; P < .001), and a higher percentage of cords remain undivided in atrioventricular septal defects (60.8% compared with 25%; P < .001). Conclusions: Not only is the annular component in the left atrioventricular valve abnormal, but the subvalvar apparatus is characterized by deficiency and disarray. Furthermore, the axis of cordal insertion may potentiate to separation over the long term of the leaflets joined surgically. Valvar repair in this setting will never restore the arrangement of the normal mitral valve.
AB - Objective: The mortality following repair of atrioventricular septal defects has fallen dramatically in the last 4 decades, but reoperation for late regurgitation across the left atrioventricular valve has remained disconcertingly stagnant. Seeking potential structural causes, we compared the morphology of the surgically created septal leaflet of the left valve following repair of atrioventricular septal defects to the aortic leaflet of the normal mitral valve. Methods: We compared the mitral valves of 92 normal hearts to the left ventricular components of the bridging leaflets of hearts with atrioventricular septal defect with common atrioventricular junction, determining the shape of the leaflets and the arrangement of the subvalvar apparatus. Results: The aortic leaflet of the mitral valve is triangular compared with its rectangular septal counterpart after repair of atrioventricular septal defect. The cordal arrangement in the mitral valve is well organized, compared with the deficient cordal arrangement of the abnormal valve. A greater proportion of cords in the mitral valve divide to 3 generations (55.5% compared with 8.7%; P < .001), and a higher percentage of cords remain undivided in atrioventricular septal defects (60.8% compared with 25%; P < .001). Conclusions: Not only is the annular component in the left atrioventricular valve abnormal, but the subvalvar apparatus is characterized by deficiency and disarray. Furthermore, the axis of cordal insertion may potentiate to separation over the long term of the leaflets joined surgically. Valvar repair in this setting will never restore the arrangement of the normal mitral valve.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.063
DO - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.063
M3 - Article
C2 - 16935121
AN - SCOPUS:33748806570
SN - 0022-5223
VL - 132
SP - 640-646.e3
JO - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 3
ER -