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Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Repair of Anomalous Coronary From Pulmonary Artery

Friday, September 13, 2019

Submitted by

Emily Robinson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.031

Author(s)

Nadine Straka, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Catherine Allan, Marshall L. Jacobs, Sara K. Pasquali, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, John E. Mayer, Luis Quinonez, Jane W. Newburger, Ravi Thiagarajan, Meena Nathan Source The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Using the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database, investigators identified factors associated with adverse outcomes after repair of anomalous coronary arteries arising from the pulmonary artery. Operative mortality was increased related to preoperative shock and the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.