Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia in Neonates With Tetralogy of Fallot.
Christopher J PetitAndrew C GlatzAndrew B GoldstoneMark A LawJennifer C RomanoShiraz A MaskatiaPaul J ChaiJeffrey D ZampiJeffery J MeadowsGeorge T NicholsonShabana ShahanavazAthar M QureshiCourtney E McCrackenChristopher E MascioSarosh P BatlivalaIvor B AsztalosSteven J HealanJustin D SmithJoelle A PettusAsaad BeshishJames E B RaulstonKrissie M HockAmy L PajkBryan H GoldsteinPublished in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2023)
Despite perception, the presence of hPA in neonates with sTOF conferred no increase in overall hazard of mortality or reintervention after definitive repair. PA growth was superior in the hPA cohort. These findings suggest that the presence of hPA does not adversely impact outcomes in sTOF.