Table 5 Early and late deaths
From: Aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients: 30 years single center experience
| Valve No. (sex) | Surgery (year) | Age | Diagnosis | Previous interventions | Concomitant procedure | Death (postoperative days/years) | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early deaths | |||||||
| No. 29 (m) | Homograft (2002) | 19 days | Critical aortic stenosis with endocardial fibroelastosis, MV stenosis, admitted to the center in moribund state on the 8th day of life after home birth | Surgical valvulotomy | LVOT enlargement Konno, MV-reconstruction, ECMO | First postoperative day | Cardiorespiratory failure in MOV |
| No. 12 (m) | Homograft (1995) | 17 days | Critical aortic stenosis with endocardial fibroelastosis, MV regurgitation | Surgical valvulotomy | MV-reconstruction, ECMO | 7 days | Cardiorespiratory failure in MOV |
| No. 25 (f) | Freestyle Pulmonary Root (2000) | 3 months | Critical aortic stenosis with endocardial fibroelastosis, subvalvular aortic stenosis, MV stenosis, Shone’s with borderline left ventricle structures | Surgical valvulotomy | LVOT enlargement Konno |
28 days Mitral valve replacement 27 days after initial AVR | Cardiorespiratory failure in MOV |
| Late deaths | |||||||
| No. 18 (m) | Homograft (1998) | 14.9 years |
Aortic regurgitation (tricuspid) VSD |
VSD closure Aortic valve repair |
16.5 years AVR re-operation (6.8 years) | Myocardial infarction (posterior wall) | |
| No. 24 (f) | Homograft (2000) | 13.8 years |
Combined aortic lesion (bicuspid), ascendens ectasia, coarctation, Turner syndrome Endocarditis (staphylococcus aureus) with valve dehiscence in pseudo aneurysm of the aortic root after mechanical Bentall not performed at center |
Coarctation repair Mechanical Bentall | 18.8 years | Unknown aetiology | |