Arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with anomalies of cardiac situs and aortic position

Results of the Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries With Ventricular Septal Defect

Between January 1983 and December 1987, 62 patients underwent an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect or double outlet right or left ventricle. There were three hospital deaths (4.8%), and no deaths occurred in neonates (<1 month of age, n= 18). There were three late deaths, one due to coronary obstruction and two due to pulmonary vasc...

Implications of Early Aortic Stiffening in Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries after Arterial Switch Operation Voges et al: Aortic Elasticity after Arterial Switch Operation

Aortopulmonary collateral arteries: a rare complication after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries

Collateral vascular arteries from the descending aorta to the pulmonary arteries are uncommon after arterial switch operation. Here, we report the case of a baby girl treated with coil embolization for abnormal blood flow from the descending aorta to the pulmonary arteries after arterial switch operation. A baby girl weighing 1324 g was delivered at 32 weeks 4 days of gestation, and she had D-t...

[Risk factors associated with arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries].

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The present study was undertaken to determine the risk factors for early mortality following an arterial switch operation. PATIENTS AND METHOD From January 1994 through October 2003, 78 pediatric patients underwent surgical repair. Simple transposition was present in 48 patients (61.5%), 29 (37.2%) had an associated ventricular septal defect, and one had a Taussig-...

Coronary artery pattern and outcome of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.

A successful outcome of an arterial switch operation (ASO) for dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) depends in large part on the transfer of the coronary arteries to the neoaorta without distortion or narrowing. However, the origins and distribution of the coronary arteries are quite variable in D-TGA; therefore, the entire experience with ASO at the Children's Hospital in Boston ...