Surgical reintervention on the neo-aorta after the Norwood operation.
Takashi KidoMaria-Theresa SteringerPaul Philipp HeinischMelchior BurriJanez VodiskarMartina StrbadJulie CleuziouStainimir GeorgievJulia LemmerPeter EwertAlfred HagerJürgen HörerMasamichi OnoPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Surgical reinterventions on the neo-aorta were required in each inter-stage phase. A surgical neoaortic reintervention was not related to increased mortality after stage II but significantly associated with a higher rate of reduced ventricular function and elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure.