Long-term surgical and socioeconomic outcomes following aortopulmonary septal defect repair in children

大约2%的心脏缺陷是由于两条出心脏的主要动脉（动脉干和主动脉肺窗）之间的交通造成的。如果不及时治疗，高达30%的儿童在出生后第一年死亡。通过手术，许多病人现在都能活到成年。长期结果尚不清楚。这项研究将审查澳大利亚和新西兰所有有这种缺陷的患者。这项研究的结果将使我们能够在短期和长期内最好地管理这些患者。

About 2% of heart defects are due to communication between the 2 main arteries exiting the heart (truncus arteriosus and aortopulmonary window). If untreated, up to 30% of children die in the first year of life. With surgery many patients are now surviving into adulthood. The long-term outcomes are unknown. This study will review all patients with this defect across Australian and New Zealand. Results from this study will allow us to best manage these patients in the short and long-term.