The impact of cardiac surgery in patients with trisomy 18 and trisomy 13 in Japan

Jun Maeda, Hiroyuki Yamagishi, Yoshiyuki Furutani, Mitsuhiro Kamisago, Tadashi Waragai, Shinji Oana, Hiroki Kajino, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Katsuhiko Mori, Rumiko Matsuoka, Toshio Nakanishi

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Abstract

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are very common in patients with trisomy 18 (T18) and trisomy 13 (T13). The surgical indication of CHD remains controversial since the natural history of these trisomies is documented to be poor. To investigate the outcome of CHD in patients with T18 and T13, we collected and evaluated clinical data from 134 patients with T18 and 27 patients with T13 through nationwide network of Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. In patients with T18, 23 (17%) of 134 were alive at this survey. One hundred twenty-six (94%) of 134 patients had CHDs. The most common CHD was ventricular septal defect (VSD, 59%). Sixty-five (52%) of 126 patients with CHD developed pulmonary hypertension (PH). Thirty-two (25%) of 126 patients with CHD underwent cardiac surgery and 18 patients (56%) have survived beyond postoperative period. While palliative surgery was performed in most patients, six cases (19%) underwent intracardiac repair for VSD. Operated patients survived longer than those who did not have surgery (P<0.01). In patients with T13, 5 (19%) of 27 patients were alive during study period. Twenty-three (85%) of 27 patients had CHD and 13 (57%) of 27 patients had PH. Atrial septal defect was the most common form of CHD (22%). Cardiac surgery was done in 6 (26%) of 23 patients. In this study, approximately a quarter of patients underwent surgery for CHD in both trisomies. Cardiac surgery may improve survival in selected patients with T18.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2641-2646
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
Volume155
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Nov
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac surgery
  • Trisomy 13
  • Trisomy 18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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