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Commentary: Should we "keep rollin'" for PA/VSD/MAPCA?

Raymond J StrobelAndrew M YoungIrving L Kron
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCA) represents an anatomically diverse and technically demanding spectrum of congenital disease. Here, we review a manuscript by Onalan et al. in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery detailing a retrospective, single-center cohort study of patients undergoing unifocalization for PA/VSD/MAPCA via either a pulmonary artery patch augmentation or pericardial roll technique. While they report statistically equivalent outcomes using both techniques, longer follow-up and increased sample size are necessary to determine efficacy and safety.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • cardiac surgery
  • coronary artery
  • patients undergoing
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • heart failure
  • acute kidney injury
  • left ventricular
  • skeletal muscle