Congenital heart diseaseCohort study
Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Complete Vascular Rings
- Retrospective cohort study
- single-centre
Authors' conclusion
Surgery for complete vascular rings provides good symptomatic relief with low risk of complications, whereas reoperations for aerodigestive symptoms are infrequent.
Study context
- Population
- Children undergoing surgery for complete vascular rings, consecutive patients, January 1990 through September 2023453 with follow-up
- Participants
- 515 children
- Outcome
- Complete (vs partial) symptom resolution
- Follow-up
- Latest clinic
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Complete symptom resolution at latest clinic follow-up
Complete symptom resolution, patients (%) of 453 with follow-up
429 (94.7%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Reoperation for residual or recurrent aerodigestive symptoms
- Risk at 10 years
- 9.6% (95% CI 5.7%-13.5%)
- Risk at 20 years
- 12.4% (95% CI 6.9%-17.8%)
Original publication
Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Complete Vascular Rings. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 1 October 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.078
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it