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Spontaneous Closure of Muscular Trabecular Ventricular Septal Defect: Comparison of Defect Positions.
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PMID:  21517965     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Aim:  To evaluate the timing and frequency of spontaneous closure of the muscular trabecular ventricular septal defect (VSD). Methods:  We performed a historical cohort study for which 150 patients <3 months of age (median age, 9 days) diagnosed as having a muscular trabecular VSD were selected. Median age at latest follow-up was 2.8 years. Another 32 patients diagnosed after 3 months of age were also reviewed. Using color Doppler, defects were classified into 3 groups: anterior, apical, and midventricular. Results:  Spontaneous closure occurred in 126 patients (84%): anterior, 36 of 47 (83%); apical, 26 of 31 (84%); and midventricular, 64 of 72 (89%). Multivariate analyses showed a lower frequency of spontaneous closure for patients of age of ≥20 days at initial echocardiography (hazard ratio 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.39 to 0.89) and for anterior and apical muscular trabecular VSD (hazard ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.95). The prevalence of the midventricular muscular trabecular VSD was significantly lower in patients ≥3 months of age at initial echocardiography than in those <3 months (p = 0.010). Conclusion:  We infer that midventricular muscular trabecular VSD tends to close spontaneously earlier and more frequently than either anterior or apical muscular trabecular VSD.
Authors:
Toshiharu Miyake; Tohru Shinohara; Tomohiro Inoue; Satoshi Marutani; Tsukasa Takemura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1651-2227     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-4-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9205968     Medline TA:  Acta Paediatr     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Acta Paediatrica © 2011 Foundation Acta Paediatrica.
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
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