• J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Aug 2013

    "Reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt": application in single ventricle hybrid palliation.

    • Kenji Baba, Osami Honjo, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Kyong-Jin Lee, Glen Van Arsdell, Christopher A Caldarone, and Lee N Benson.
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Labatt Family Heart Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 2013 Aug 1;146(2):352-7.

    ObjectiveRetrograde aortic arch malperfusion after ductal stenting can be life-threatening after univentricular hybrid palliation. Arch perfusion can be maintained with a main pulmonary artery to innominate artery shunt placed during the stage I procedure: a "reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt."MethodsA retrospective review of 37 infants who underwent hybrid palliation from January 2004 to March 2010 was performed. The infants were divided into 2 groups, those with (group I, n = 16) and those without (group II, n = 21) a reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt.ResultsAt the initial palliation, no differences were found in the demographics, systolic or diastolic pressures, or ventricular or atrioventricular valve function between the 2 groups. Group I had more infants with aortic atresia (P < .01) and smaller ascending aortas (P < .01). Before stage II, the retrograde aortic Doppler flow velocity increased in group I (P < .01) and was unchanged in group II. The reintervention rates before stage II were similar between the 2 groups. Before stage II, the ventricular end-diastolic pressure, left and right pulmonary artery pressures and diameters, and mixed venous and arterial saturations were similar between the 2 groups. The complication rates between the 2 groups were not significantly different, although a nonsignificant trend toward more neurologic complications was noted in group I. The Kaplan-Meier survival estimate at 1 year was similar between the 2 groups (63% for group I vs 71% for group II).ConclusionsThe presence of a reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt was not associated with more adverse events than those without. Gradual retrograde arch obstruction occurs commonly in palliated infants with aortic atresia. A reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt might play an important role to address the potential of retrograde obstruction, augmenting arch blood flow.Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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