Long-Term Aortic Valve Function in Patients With or Without Surgical Treatment for Discrete Subaortic Stenosis
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Long‑Term Aortic Valve Function in Patients With or Without Surgical Treatment for Discrete Subaortic Stenosis Nitzan Tal1 · Julius Golender2 · Yifat Rechtman1 · Doreen Tidhar1 · Eldad Erez1 Received: 3 June 2020 / Accepted: 3 October 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term function of the aortic valve in patients with discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS), and its prognostic implications. 34 patients with the diagnosis of isolated DSS were treated at our pediatric heart center between 1992 and 2019. Demographic, echocardiographic and surgical data were analyzed. 26 patients had surgery to remove the subaortic membrane. The primary endpoint of this study was a change in the aortic valve function, secondary outcomes included functional class, aortic valve replacement, and reoperation due to recurrence of DSS. The mean post-operative follow-up time was 7.07 years (1–22.5). At the time of the most recent follow up, in the surgical group 11 patients (46%) had echocardiographic evidence of deterioration in their aortic valve insufficiency (AI) (p
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