Pulmonary Atresia Intact Ventricular Septum (PAIVS) Study 

Objectives:

·   Determine the proportion of neonates reaching defined end-states (i.e. Bi-ventricular Repair, Fontan, Heart Transplant, One-and-a-half ventricle repair or death).

·    Identify risk factors associated with end-state, including Bi-ventricular Repair Fontan, Heart Transplant, One-and-a-half ventricle repair or death).

From January 1987 to April 1997, 408 neonates with PAIVS admitted to a CHSS institution within 30 days after birth were prospectively enrolled in a multi-institutional study.  PAIVS was defined as no communication between the right ventricle (RV) and pulmonary trunk and absence of ventricular septal defect (VSD) as determined by echocardiographic, catheterization, or surgical findings.

 

See Presentation for this study population at AATS May 6th 2003

See Publications for this study population