Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Age (years)	11.8 (range 8.1-18.99)
Gender
Female	64% (16))
Male	36% (9)
Race
White	100% (25)
Presenting anatomy:
TA Type 1	60% (15)
TA Type 2	28% (7)
TA Type 3	8% (2)
TA Type 4	4% (1)
22q11.2 deletion	32% (8)
Weight (kg)	41.9+/-15.3
Height (cm)	145.6 +/-14.7
BMI (kg/sqm)	19.3 +/-4.3
Age at complete repair (days)	14 (range: 1-138, inter-quartile range: 5-30 days)
Surgical Approach
Single Stage Operation	96% (24)
PA band followed by complete repair	4% (1)
Surgical Repair
Homograft conduit*	84% (21)
AP window patch and RVOT augmentation	8% (2)
Jatene Procedure	4% (1)
Unknown	4% (1)

Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index, LVOT: left ventricular outflow tract, VSD: ventricular spetal defect

Data are expressed as mean (± SD), median (range and inter-quartile range), or as percentage(number).

^*Of the subjects undergoing correction with homograft conduits: several required additional procedures including anastomosis of discontinuous pulmonary arteries (n=2), resection of RV free wall secondary to acute ischemic injury (n=1), ASD closure (n=3), and arch repair for interrupted aortic arch (n=1),