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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients: 30 years single center experience

Characteristic

Patients

Patient cohort

 

 Number

55

 Male

39 (70.9)

Native aortic valve anatomy

 

 Unicuspidal

1 (1.8)

 Bicuspid

19 (34.5)

 Tricuspid

15 (27.3)

 Quadricuspid

1 (1.8)

 Unknown

19 (34.5)

Underlying diagnosis

 

 Isolated aortic valve lesion

39 (70.9)

 Complex congenital heart disease

13 (23.6)

Diagnoses

 

 Shunt (VSD, ASD, PFO, PDA)

8 (14.5)

 Aortic isthmus stenosis

9 (16.4)

 Hypoplastic aortic arch

2 (3.6)

 Tetralogy of Fallot

1 (1.8)

 Double outlet right ventricle

2 (3.6)

 Dextro-transposition of the great arteries

5 (9.1)

 Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

2 (3.6)

 Endocardial fibroelastosis

7 (12.7)

Operative

Valve implants

Valve implants of cohort

 

 Number

60

Age (ywars) at time of surgery

 

 Neonates

2 (3.3)

 < 1 (including neonates)

4 (6.7)

 1–5

8 (13.3)

 6–13

26 (43.3)

 14–18

22 (36.7)

Aortic valve at replacement

 

 Native

45 (75)

 Tirone David

2 (3.3)

 Mechanical Bentall AVR

1 (1.7)

 Bioprosthetic AVR

1 (1.7)

 Homograft AVR

4 (6.7)

 Neoaortic valve (ASO, left-ventricle-neo-aortic-valve-tunnel)

7 (11.6)

  1. Values are presented as n, n (%)
  2. ASD, atrial septum defect; ASO, arterial switch operation; AVR, aortic valve replacement; PDA, persistent ductus arteriosus; PFO, patent foramen ovale; VSD, ventricular septum defect