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Impact of Initial Norwood Shunt Type on Right Ventricular Deformation: The Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial
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Article
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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography; May 2015, Vol. 28 Issue: 5 p517-521, 5p
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08947317; 10976795
Abstract
The Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial demonstrated a transplantation-free survival advantage at 12-month follow-up for patients with right ventricle–pulmonary artery shunts (RVPAS) with the Norwood procedure compared with modified Blalock-Taussig shunts but similar survival and decreased global right ventricular (RV) function on longer term follow-up. The impact of the required ventriculotomy for the RVPAS remains unknown. The aim of this study was to compare echocardiography-derived RV deformation indices after stage 2 procedures in survivors with single RV anomalies enrolled in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial.