Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016)
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES

Surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta with distal aortic arch hypoplasia in infants

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  • I. Soynov,
  • Yu. Sinelnikov,
  • I. Kornilov,
  • N. Nichay,
  • E. Gasanov,
  • Yu. Kulyabin,
  • A. Omelchenko,
  • Yu. Gorbatykh
I. Soynov
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Yu. Sinelnikov
Federal Center of Cardiac Surgery, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 35 Marshala Zhukova St., 614013, Perm, Russian Federation
I. Kornilov
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
N. Nichay
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
E. Gasanov
Topchubashev's Scientific Centre of Surgery, 196 Sharifzade St., AZ1122, Baku, Azerbaijan
Yu. Kulyabin
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
A. Omelchenko
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Yu. Gorbatykh
Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health Care of Russian Federation, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., 630055 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21688/1681-3472-2016-2-66-73

Published 2016-08-17

Keywords

  • coarctation of the aorta,
  • arterial hypertension,
  • recoarctation of the aorta,
  • aortic aneurysms.

How to Cite

Soynov, I., Sinelnikov, Y., Kornilov, I., Nichay, N., Gasanov, E., Kulyabin, Y., Omelchenko, A., & Gorbatykh, Y. (2016). Surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta with distal aortic arch hypoplasia in infants. Patologiya Krovoobrashcheniya I Kardiokhirurgiya, 20(2), 66–73. https://doi.org/10.21688/1681-3472-2016-2-66-73

Copyright (c) 2016 Soynov I.A., Sinelnikov Yu.S., Kornilov I.A., Nichay N.R., Gasanov E.N., Kulyabin Yu.Yu., Omelchenko A.Yu., Gorbatykh Yu.N.

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Abstract

Aim: The paper focuses on assessment of the late results and causes of complications when repairing coarctation with distal aortic arch hypoplasia.
Methods: This prospective randomized study included 54 patients who underwent repair of coarctation of the aorta. All patients were divided in 2 groups depending on the correction type: reconstruction using the modified reverse left subclavian artery flap plasty (Group I, 27 pts) or extended end-to-end anastomosis (Group II, 27 pts).
Results: A postoperative follow-up period was 26 (21;31) months. Recoarctation of the aorta during long-term follow-up was found in 1 patient (3.84%) in Group I and in 2 patients (7.7%) in Group II (p=0.5). Two patients in the Group I (7.7%) and 8 patients in the Group II (30.8%) had arterial hypertension (p=0.03).
Conclusion: With modern types of surgical correction used, the anastomotic area tended to proportionally grow in different segments of the aortic arch and did not influence the postoperative complications rate. Endocardial fibroelastosis and ascending aortic wall rigidity could be considered as predictors of arterial hypertension in the late period after coarctation repair in infants. Low body weight before surgery is a factor of aortic recoarctation development in the late postoperative period. Arterial hypertension persistence depends on the correction type. One-stage reconstruction of the distal aortic arch allows for reducing the rate of arterial hypertension from 30.8% to 7.7%. Despite a range of complications in the late postoperative period, the infants’ quality of life was not affected and was high in both groups.

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