Surgical palliation or primary transplantation for aortic valve atresia

The study objective was to describe the surgical pathway progression through adolescence of an inception cohort of neonates with aortic valve atresia managed initially with surgical palliation or primary transplantation, comparing survival and self-reported health-related quality of life.From 1994 to 2000, 565 neonates with aortic atresia were admitted to 26 Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society hospitals and followed annually for vital status....