General Complications |
▪ Residual stenosis. |
▪ Systemic arterial hypertension. |
▪ Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. |
Specific Complications |
▪ Repair of aortic stenosis |
-Valvotomy: residual stenosis/aortic regurgitation. |
-Ross operation: myocardial ischemia. |
-Konno operation: myocardial Ischemia, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and arrhythmias. |
▪ Repair of subaortic stenosis |
-Residual stenosis. |
-Iatrogenic mitral valve regurgitation. |
-Arrhythmias. |
▪ Repair of supravalvar aortic stenosis |
-Residual aortic stenosis. |
-Aortic regurgitation due to valve injury. |
-Myocardial ischemia. |
▪ Repair of aortic coarctation |
-Residual stenosis. |
-Paraplegia. |
-Postcoarctectomy syndrome. |
-Aortic stenosis unmasked. |
-Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. |
▪ Repair of interrupted aortic arch |
-Residual stenosis (normally at anastomosis site). |
-Left bronchial compression (by the advanced aorta). |
-Hypocalcemia (if DiGeorge Syndrome associated). |
▪ Repair of mitral stenosis |
-Pulmonary hypertension. |
-Residual stenosis or regurgitation. |
-Left ventricular dysfunction. |