Research Article
Aortic Coarctation Associated with Distal Aortic Arch Hypoplasia in Neonates Can Be Effectively Repaired through Left Thoracotomy
| | | Recurrent CoA (n = 33) | No recurrent CoA (n = 305) | |
| | Weight | 2927.5 [1400–4000] | 3100 [1140–5180) | 0.170 | | Age at surgery | 12 [4–29) | 10 [1–30] | 0.62 | | Prostaglandin infusion | 19 (57%) | 201 (65%) | 0.330 | | Cardiogenic shock | 5 (15%) | 46 (15.1%) | 0.540 | | Aortic arch hypoplasia | 3 (9%) | 28 (9.1%) | 0.890 | | Bicuspid aortic valve | 18 (54%) | 186 (60.9%) | | | Technique of repair | | | 0.890 | | EEEA or EESA | 26 (79%) | 247 (80.9%) | | | Amato | 3 (9%) | 22 (7.2%) | | | Waldhausen | 4 (12%) | 38 (12.4%) | | | VSD | 10 (30%) | 115 (38%) | 0.140 | | PA banding | 3 (9%) | 69 (22%) | 0.042 |
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EEEA: extended end-to-end anastomosis. EESA: extended end-to-side anastomosis. VSD: ventricular septal defect. PA: pulmonary artery. CoA: coarctation. The bold values indicate statistically significant values. |
