Arterial Switch Operation: Operative Approach and Outcomes

The arterial switch operation has excellent early outcomes. Although the majority of patients are growing into healthy adults, a small subset require reoperation for pulmonary stenosis as well as neoaortic root dilatation and neoaortic valve regurgitation, especially as follow-up increases. Challeng...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 302 - 310
Main Authors Fricke, Tyson A., Konstantinov, Igor E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2019
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Summary:The arterial switch operation has excellent early outcomes. Although the majority of patients are growing into healthy adults, a small subset require reoperation for pulmonary stenosis as well as neoaortic root dilatation and neoaortic valve regurgitation, especially as follow-up increases. Challenging subgroups include patients with anomalous coronary anatomy, concomitant aortic arch obstruction, Taussig-Bing anomaly, ventricular septal defect, and low operative weight, and patients with an intact interventricular septum who present late.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.002