1. Association of Digoxin Use With Transplant‐Free Interstage Survival in Infants Palliated With a Stage 1 Hybrid Procedure
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Reshma K. Reddy, Sinai C. Zyblewski, Shahryar M. Chowdhury, Justin Godown, Scott M. Bradley, David W. Brown, Rachel K. Duncan, Tyler N. Brown, Katherine E. Bates, L. LuAnn Minich, and John M. Costello
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digoxin ,hybrid ,interstage ,single ventricle ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background Digoxin prescription in patients with single‐ventricle physiology after stage 1 palliation is associated with reduced interstage death. Prior literature has primarily included patients having undergone the Norwood procedure. We sought to determine if digoxin prescription at discharge in infants following hybrid stage 1 palliation was associated with improved transplant‐free interstage survival. Methods and Results A retrospective multicenter cohort analysis was conducted using data from the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative registry data from 2008 to 2021. Infants with functional single ventricles and aortic arch obstruction discharged home after the hybrid stage 1 palliation hospitalization were included. Patients were excluded if they had supraventricular tachycardia or conversion to Norwood operation. The primary outcome was transplant‐free survival. Multivariable logistic regression analysis including a propensity score for digoxin use identified associations between digoxin use and interstage death or transplant. Of 259 included infants from 45 sites, 158 (61%) had hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Forty‐nine percent had a gestational age ≤38 weeks, 18% had a birth weight
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- 2023
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