From: Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries from the opposite sinus: A critical appraisal of risk
Author | N (ARCA/ALCA) | Length of follow-up (mean or median in years) | Adverse outcome reported | Number of adverse events (ARCA/ ALCA) | Study limitations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romp et al., 2003 [70] | 9 (3/6) | 2.4 | Valvular dysfunction | 1 (0/1) | - Short follow-up |
Garcia-Rinaldi et al., 2004 [73] | 16 (16/0) | 6.8 | Graft bleed, vessel occlusion | 2 (2/0) | - All adult patients (28-79yo) |
 | - No postoperative stress testing reported | ||||
Erez et al., 2006 [32] | 9 (5/4) | 1 | None | 0 (0/0) | - Short follow-up |
Alphonso et al., 2007 [74] | 4 (2/2) | 1.9 | None | 0 (0/0) | - Short follow-up |
 | - Small N | ||||
Brothers et al., 2007 [56] | 24 (16/8) | 1.25 | Ischemic changes, pericardial effusion | 10 (8/2) | - Short follow-up |
 | - No uniform preoperative testing | ||||
Fedoruk et al., 2007 [75] | 5 (5/0) | 1 | RV dysfunction due to air embolus | 1 (1/0) | - Short follow-up |
 | - Small N | ||||
Gulati et al., 2007 [33] | 18 (10/8) | 2.2 | Transient complete heart block, worsening heart failure, pericarditis requiring medical treatment | 4 (Not specified) | - Short follow-up |
 | - No postoperative stress testing reported | ||||
Hamzeh et al., 2008 [76] | 4 (4/0) | 2 | Distal RCA stenosis requiring stent placement 48 hrs post-op | 1 (1/0) | - Short follow-up |
- Small N | |||||
- Reimplantation only | |||||
 | - All patients #62;30yo | ||||
Tavaf-Motamen et al., 2008 [61] | 4 (4/0) | 0.8 | Graft failure | 2 (2/0) | - Short follow-up |
 | - Small N | ||||
Davies et al., 2009 [77] | 36 (21/15) | 1.1 | Atrial fibrillation, subdural hematoma (died 2 months later) | 7 (not specified) | - Short follow-up |
 | - No postoperative stress testing reported | ||||
elZein et al., 2009 [78] | 8 (6/2) | 1.2 | None | 0 (0/0) | - 2 patients lost to follow-up |
- Short follow-up | |||||
 | - No postoperative stress testing reported | ||||
Frommelt et al., 2011 [79] | 27 (20/7) | 1.8 | None | 0 (0/0) | - Short follow-up |
Krasuski et al., 2011*[80] | 28 (20/8) | 8.2 | None | 0 (0/0) | - Outcome assessment limited to survival only |
Mainwaring et al., 2011 [81] | 48 (31/17) | 5.7 | Pleural effusions, postcardiotomy syndrome, heart block, heart transplantation | 8 (not specified) | - No postoperative stress testing reported |
Mumtaz et al., 2011 [82] | 22 (15/7) | 1.4 | None | 0 (0/0) | - Short follow-up |
 |  |  |  |  | - Inconsistent postoperative stress testing |