Circulation Journal
Online ISSN : 1347-4820
Print ISSN : 1346-9843
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Outcome of Non-Transplant Surgical Strategy for End-Stage Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Young Children
Hisashi SugiyamaMinako HoshiaiAtsushi NaitohToshie KadonoSyoji SuzukiKanji Sugita
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Article ID: CJ-08-0928

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Background: The shortage of heart transplantation donors is a problem, but partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) are feasible at the optimal timing, even in young children. Methods and Results: From May 1998 to May 2008, 11 children under the age of 3 years were diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Indications and outcomes of non-transplant surgical strategies were evaluated and 8 procedures were performed in 6 children: 5 PLV and 3 MVR. Two of them underwent MVR after PLV because of deterioration of mitral regurgitation (MR). Age at surgery ranged from 8 months to 2 years 11 months. Four are alive, of whom 1 eventually underwent a heart transplant overseas. Two children died during the study period: 1 who underwent only MVR died of intracranial bleeding during thrombolytic therapy for a thrombus stack valve and the other child died of congestive heart failure because of progressive MR 2 months after PLV. Follow-up after PLV ranged from 2 months to 8 years, and after MVR ranged from 1 month to 4 years. Conclusions: PLV and MVR are feasible and effective and should be considered when heart failure resists conventional therapy.
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