William T Mahle, Chenwei Hu, Felicia Trachtenberg, JonDavid Menteer, Steven J Kindel, Anne I Dipchand, Marc E Richmond, Kevin P Daly, Heather T Henderson, Kimberly Y Lin, Michael McCulloch, Ashwin K Lal, Kurt R Schumacher, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Andrew M Atz, Chet R Villa, Kristin M Burns, Jane W Newburger
BACKGROUND: Heart failure results in significant morbidity and mortality in young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after the Norwood procedure. METHODS: We studied subjects enrolled in the prospective Single Ventricle Reconstruction (SVR) Trial who survived to hospital discharge after a Norwood operation and were followed up to age 6 years. The primary outcome was heart failure, defined as heart transplant listing after Norwood hospitalization, death attributable to heart failure, or symptomatic heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class IV)...
February 16, 2018: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation