Outcomes after Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.

Joon Young Kim Won Chul Cho Dong-Hee Kim Eun Seok Choi Bo Sang Kwon Tae Jin Yun Chun Soo Park

Published in: Journal of chest surgery (2023)

Mechanical AVR could be performed safely in children. Younger age, longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and smaller valve size were associated with adverse events. Thromboembolic or hemorrhagic complications might rarely occur.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
young adults
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
risk factors
atrial fibrillation