Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 68(01): 015-023
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693655
Original Cardiovascular
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

A Wide Comparison of Techniques for Repair of PAPVCs: One Institution's 20-Year Experience

Christoph Jaschinski
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
,
Christiane Cussigh
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
,
Elizabeth Fonseca
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
,
Tom Bruckner
2   Department of Medical Biometry, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
,
Matthias Karck
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
,
Tsvetomir Loukanov
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Publication History

04 March 2019

13 June 2019

Publication Date:
06 August 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Background Different methods for surgical correction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) exist. We evaluated the outcomes of four techniques regarding morbidity and mortality.

Methods A total of 116 patients underwent PAPVC repair in our institution over a period of 20 years. Single-patch technique (n = 82 [71%], mean age: 18.59 ± 20.49 years), double-patch technique (n = 13 [11%], mean age: 43.18 ± 25.14 years), Warden's technique (n = 7 [6%], mean age: 10.04 ± 10.47 years), and direct implantation of anomalous pulmonary veins (n = 14 [12%], mean age: 14.42 ± 18.58 years) were examined.

Results Out of the 116 patients, one patient (0.9%) developed pulmonary hypertension after discharge and three patients (2.6%) with normal right cardiac function showed right ventricular failure. In total, a pacemaker was inserted in seven cases (6%). Three patients (2.6%) presented with persistent nonsinus rhythm during follow-up. This complication was most frequently seen in the double-patch group being significantly increased compared with the other groups (p = 0.035). One patient presented with a mild stenosis of the superior vena cava. There were two early, nonsurgery-related deaths and no late mortality.

Conclusion Operative therapy of PAPVC has low postoperative morbidity and mortality. Therefore, surgical repair of this cardiac anomaly is a safe and reproducible treatment independent of the applied method. The surgical technique must be selected based on the anatomy and possible accompanying congenital heart defects. Special care should be taken when using the double-patch technique because of significant more frequent nonsinus rhythm events postoperatively.

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Ethical Standards

The authors assert that all procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standards of the relevant national guidelines on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. This study was approved by the ethics committee at our institution (S-056/2017).


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