TY - JOUR
T1 - The Supported vs Unsupported Ross in Pediatric Patients
T2 - Neoaortic Root and Ventricular Function
AU - Sow, Mami
AU - Ginde, Salil
AU - Bartz, Peter
AU - Cohen, Scott
AU - Gerardin, Jennifer
AU - Kuhn, Evelyn
AU - Jaquiss, Robert
AU - Litwin, S. Bert
AU - Woods, Ronald K.
AU - Hraska, Viktor
AU - Tweddell, James S.
AU - Mitchell, Michael E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Background: The supported Ross is used to mitigate the neoaortic root dilation that has been described with the unsupported Ross. There is limited literature assessing the efficacy of the supported Ross in young patients. In this study, the fate of the neoaortic root was compared in the supported and unsupported Ross procedure in adolescent patients. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent the Ross procedure between 1996 and 2019. An analysis was conducted of patients aged 10 to 18 years who underwent the supported and unsupported Ross operation, without a Konno enlargement, to assess for longitudinal echocardiographic changes. Given differences in follow-up time, both regression analysis and Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests were used to correct for time from discharge to most recent follow-up. Results: The median follow-up time for supported and unsupported Ross patients without a Konno enlargement was 2.90 years (0.21-13.03 years) and 12.13 years (2.63-19.47 years), respectively. Unsupported Ross patients experienced a higher rate of change per year in the aortic annulus (P = .003 and P = .014) and aortic sinus (P = .002 and P = .002) diameters, respectively. There was no significant difference in the rate of change of end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter (P = .703 and P = .92) and aortic insufficiency (P = .687 and P = .215) between the supported and unsupported Ross patients. Conclusions: Progressive dilation of the neoaortic root in unsupported Ross patients is significantly mitigated with the supported Ross with excellent stability. The supported Ross is safe and effective and may play an increasing role in the management of children with aortic disease.
AB - Background: The supported Ross is used to mitigate the neoaortic root dilation that has been described with the unsupported Ross. There is limited literature assessing the efficacy of the supported Ross in young patients. In this study, the fate of the neoaortic root was compared in the supported and unsupported Ross procedure in adolescent patients. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent the Ross procedure between 1996 and 2019. An analysis was conducted of patients aged 10 to 18 years who underwent the supported and unsupported Ross operation, without a Konno enlargement, to assess for longitudinal echocardiographic changes. Given differences in follow-up time, both regression analysis and Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests were used to correct for time from discharge to most recent follow-up. Results: The median follow-up time for supported and unsupported Ross patients without a Konno enlargement was 2.90 years (0.21-13.03 years) and 12.13 years (2.63-19.47 years), respectively. Unsupported Ross patients experienced a higher rate of change per year in the aortic annulus (P = .003 and P = .014) and aortic sinus (P = .002 and P = .002) diameters, respectively. There was no significant difference in the rate of change of end-diastolic left ventricular internal diameter (P = .703 and P = .92) and aortic insufficiency (P = .687 and P = .215) between the supported and unsupported Ross patients. Conclusions: Progressive dilation of the neoaortic root in unsupported Ross patients is significantly mitigated with the supported Ross with excellent stability. The supported Ross is safe and effective and may play an increasing role in the management of children with aortic disease.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.066
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.066
M3 - Article
C2 - 35820490
AN - SCOPUS:85138188934
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 115
SP - 453
EP - 460
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -