The Initial Glimpse at Long-term Outcomes Following the Repair of Truncus Arteriosus

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• 作者：George M. Alfieris ; MD ; ^{George_alfieris@urmc.rochester.edu} ; Michael F. Swartz ; PhD
• 关键词：Truncus arteriosus ; Congenital heart disease ; Interrupted aortic arch ; Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction
• 刊名：Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：Summer 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：28
• 期：2
• 页码：512-513
• 全文大小：116 K
• 卷排序：28

文摘

The article by Naimo and colleagues (outcomes of truncus arteriosus repair in children: 35 years of experience from a single center) provides the initial glimpse at long-term outcomes following truncus arteriosus repair. Although survival has improved over the past decade, the morbidity resulting from subsequent re-operations now comprises a significant area for improvement in the ensuing decade.