Comparison of homografts and bovine jugular vein conduits in the pulmonary position in patients <20 years of age
File version
Accepted Manuscript (AM)
Author(s)
Hussein, N
Wallace, FRO
Bell, D
Yong, M
Betts, KS
Ward, C
Jalali, H
Venugopal, P
Konstantinov, IE
Alphonso, N
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
Size
File type(s)
Location
Abstract
Objective: To compare the performance of homografts and bovine jugular vein (BJV) conduits in the pulmonary position. Methods: All patients with congenital heart disease up to age 20 years who underwent pulmonary valve replacement with homografts or BJV at 3 centers in Australia were evaluated. There were 674 conduits, with 305 (45%) pulmonary homografts (PHs), 303 (45%) BJV conduits, and 66 (10%) aortic homografts (AHs). Endpoints were freedom from reintervention, structural valve degeneration (SVD), and infective endocarditis (IE). Propensity score matching was used to balance the comparison of PH and BJV conduits. Results: The median follow-up was 6.4 years (interquartile range, IQR, 3.1-10.7 years). Freedom from reintervention at 5 and 10 years was 92% and 80%, respectively, for PH, 74% and 37% for BJV, and 75% and 47% for AH. BJV conduits had a higher risk of reintervention (P <.001) and SVD (P <.001) compared with PHs. These findings were confirmed with propensity score matching valid for conduit size >15 mm. AHs >15 mm had a higher risk of reintervention (P <.001) and SVD (P <.001) compared with PHs >15 mm. The performance of AHs and BJV conduits was similar across all sizes (reintervention, P =.94; SVD, P =.72). The incidence of IE was 1% for PH, 10% for BJV, and 1.5% for AH. Conclusions: In patients age <20 years with a conduit >15 mm, PHs outperformed BJV conduits and AHs in the pulmonary position. The performance of AH and BJV was comparable. Small conduits (≤15 mm) had similar performance across all conduit types.
Journal Title
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume
164
Issue
3
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
© 2022. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject
Surgery
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Contegra
bovine jugular vein conduit
homograft
right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery conduit
Persistent link to this record
Citation
Marathe, SP; Hussein, N; Wallace, FRO; Bell, D; Yong, M; Betts, KS; Ward, C; Jalali, H; Venugopal, P; Konstantinov, IE; Alphonso, N, Comparison of homografts and bovine jugular vein conduits in the pulmonary position in patients <20 years of age, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022, 164 (3), pp. 752-762.e8