Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective

Objectives: Brain injury is commonly seen on magnetic resonance imaging in infants with complex congenital heart disease. The impact of perioperative brain injury on neurodevelopmental outcomes is not well understood. We evaluate the association of brain injury and other markers on neurodevelopmenta...

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Main Authors: Justus G. Reitz, MD, David Zurakowski, MS, PhD, Viktoria A. Kuhn, MD, Johnathan Murnick, MD, Mary T. Donofrio, MD, Yves d'Udekem, MD, Daniel Licht, MD, Agnieszka Kosiorek, MD, Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, Roland Axt-Fliedner, MD, Can Yerebakan, MD, Jessica L. Carpenter, MD
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623003765
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author Justus G. Reitz, MD
David Zurakowski, MS, PhD
Viktoria A. Kuhn, MD
Johnathan Murnick, MD
Mary T. Donofrio, MD
Yves d'Udekem, MD
Daniel Licht, MD
Agnieszka Kosiorek, MD
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD
Roland Axt-Fliedner, MD
Can Yerebakan, MD
Jessica L. Carpenter, MD
author_facet Justus G. Reitz, MD
David Zurakowski, MS, PhD
Viktoria A. Kuhn, MD
Johnathan Murnick, MD
Mary T. Donofrio, MD
Yves d'Udekem, MD
Daniel Licht, MD
Agnieszka Kosiorek, MD
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD
Roland Axt-Fliedner, MD
Can Yerebakan, MD
Jessica L. Carpenter, MD
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description Objectives: Brain injury is commonly seen on magnetic resonance imaging in infants with complex congenital heart disease. The impact of perioperative brain injury on neurodevelopmental outcomes is not well understood. We evaluate the association of brain injury and other markers on neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart surgery during infancy. Methods: Term newborns with infant cardiac surgery performed between 2008 and 2019 at a single tertiary center, and both preoperative and postoperative brain magnetic resonance imaging were included. Those with underlying genetic conditions were excluded. Brain injury was characterized using an magnetic resonance imaging scoring system. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were assigned using the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended. Independent risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes were determined by multivariable Cox regression. Results: A total of 122 patients were included. New or progressive postoperative brain injury was noted in 69 patients (57%). A total of 101 patients (83%) had at least 1 neurodevelopmental assessment (median age 36 months) with an early assessment (5-24 months) performed in 95 children. Multivariable Cox regression analysis of early neurodevelopmental outcomes identified new stroke on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging to be an independent predictor of poor neurodevelopmental outcome. Postoperative peak lactate was an independent predictor of poor outcome assessed by the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended. Conclusions: Our study reveals that evidence of new stroke on magnetic resonance imaging after infant congenital heart surgery is a predictor of poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood. Postoperative lactic acidosis is associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcome and may be a surrogate biomarker for ischemic brain injury.
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spelling doaj.art-c8862ef1093c4356b1d8a849da5c76e72024-02-18T04:44:09ZengElsevierJTCVS Open2666-27362024-02-0117229247Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspectiveJustus G. Reitz, MD0David Zurakowski, MS, PhD1Viktoria A. Kuhn, MD2Johnathan Murnick, MD3Mary T. Donofrio, MD4Yves d'Udekem, MD5Daniel Licht, MD6Agnieszka Kosiorek, MD7Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD8Roland Axt-Fliedner, MD9Can Yerebakan, MD10Jessica L. Carpenter, MD11Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, GermanyDepartments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassDivision of Prenatal Medicine and Fetal Therapy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, GermanyDivision of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DCDivision of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DCDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DCDepartment of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DCDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for the Developing Brain, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DCDivision of Prenatal Medicine and Fetal Therapy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Address for reprints: Can Yerebakan, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010.Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MdObjectives: Brain injury is commonly seen on magnetic resonance imaging in infants with complex congenital heart disease. The impact of perioperative brain injury on neurodevelopmental outcomes is not well understood. We evaluate the association of brain injury and other markers on neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart surgery during infancy. Methods: Term newborns with infant cardiac surgery performed between 2008 and 2019 at a single tertiary center, and both preoperative and postoperative brain magnetic resonance imaging were included. Those with underlying genetic conditions were excluded. Brain injury was characterized using an magnetic resonance imaging scoring system. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were assigned using the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended. Independent risk factors for poor neurodevelopmental outcomes were determined by multivariable Cox regression. Results: A total of 122 patients were included. New or progressive postoperative brain injury was noted in 69 patients (57%). A total of 101 patients (83%) had at least 1 neurodevelopmental assessment (median age 36 months) with an early assessment (5-24 months) performed in 95 children. Multivariable Cox regression analysis of early neurodevelopmental outcomes identified new stroke on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging to be an independent predictor of poor neurodevelopmental outcome. Postoperative peak lactate was an independent predictor of poor outcome assessed by the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended. Conclusions: Our study reveals that evidence of new stroke on magnetic resonance imaging after infant congenital heart surgery is a predictor of poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood. Postoperative lactic acidosis is associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcome and may be a surrogate biomarker for ischemic brain injury.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623003765brain injurycardiac surgerycongenital heart diseasemagnetic resonance imagingneurodevelopmental outcomestroke
spellingShingle Justus G. Reitz, MD
David Zurakowski, MS, PhD
Viktoria A. Kuhn, MD
Johnathan Murnick, MD
Mary T. Donofrio, MD
Yves d'Udekem, MD
Daniel Licht, MD
Agnieszka Kosiorek, MD
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD
Roland Axt-Fliedner, MD
Can Yerebakan, MD
Jessica L. Carpenter, MD
Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
JTCVS Open
brain injury
cardiac surgery
congenital heart disease
magnetic resonance imaging
neurodevelopmental outcome
stroke
title Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
title_full Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
title_fullStr Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
title_full_unstemmed Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
title_short Brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective
title_sort brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseasecentral messageperspective
topic brain injury
cardiac surgery
congenital heart disease
magnetic resonance imaging
neurodevelopmental outcome
stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273623003765
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