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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 96, 769-774, Copyright © 1988 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Long-term results of aortic valvuloplasty for aortic regurgitation associated with ventricular septal defect

Y Okita, S Miki, K Kusuhara, Y Ueda, T Tahata, K Yamanaka, S Shiraishi, T Tamura, N Tatsuta and H Koie
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.

Long-term results in 64 patients who underwent aortic valvuloplasty for aortic regurgitation associated with ventricular septal defect are presented. The average age of the patients was 10.2 years and the average cardiothoracic ratio was 0.57 at the time of operation. The average degree of aortic regurgitation, as classified by Sellers, was 2.7. The type of ventricular septal defect was subpulmonic in 31 patients, perimembranous in 20, and was a total conal defect in five patients. Valvuloplasty was performed at one end of an aortic cusp in 23 patients, at two ends in 33, at three ends in six, and at four ends in two patients. There was one operative death (1.6%). The follow-up period was 447.7 patient-years, and there were no late deaths. The actuarial survival rate was 98.3% at 5, 10, and 15 years. Postoperative cardiac catheterization was performed in 40 patients. Valvuloplasty failure was defined as the presence of a cardiothoracic ratio greater than 0.6, a loud regurgitant murmur (Levine grade 3/6 or greater), moderate or severe aortic regurgitation (Sellers grade 3 or 4), or the necessity of reoperation. There were 17 patients whose valvuloplasty failed. The freedom from valvuloplasty failure was 74.2% at 5 and 10 years and 55.3% at 15 years. Eight patients underwent reoperation because of residual aortic regurgitation, and all survived. The freedom from reoperation was 90.1% at 5 years, 80.5% at 10 years, and 63.7% at 15 years. Multiple regression analysis revealed that older age, a greater cardiothoracic ratio, perimembranous ventricular septal defect, and multiple valvuloplasties were significant contributing factors for residual regurgitation after aortic valvuloplasty.

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