Improvement in long-term survival after hospital discharge but not in freedom from reoperation after the change from atrial to arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2985739	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2009	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Change from atrial to arterial switch led to improved long-term survival after hospital discharge but not to lower incidence of reoperation. Survival and freedom from reoperation are determined by morphology.

Keywords

TGA VSD NYHA LVOTO IVS Transposition of the great arteries New York Heart Association Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction Intact ventricular septum Ventricular septal defect

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Improvement in long-term survival after hospital discharge but not in freedom from reoperation after the change from atrial to arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries

Authors

Jürgen MD, Christian MD, PhD, Julie MD, Manfred MD, PhD, Zsolt MD, Raymonde MSc, Klaus MD, PhD, Rüdiger MD, PhD,