Low risk of pulmonary valve implantation after a policy of transatrial repair of tetralogy of Fallot delayed beyond the neonatal period: the Melbourne experience over 25 years.

Objectives: The study sought to evaluate the late outcomes of a policy of transatrial repair delayed beyond the neonatal period.

Background: Long-term outcomes of transatrial repair of tetralogy of Fallot are unknown.

Methods: The records of 675 consecutive patients undergoing a transatrial repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1980 and 2005 were reviewed, their follow-up updated and survival confirmed from national death registries.