Update on the rapid two-stage arterial switch procedure.
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Quo vadis?
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Functional assessment of the heart after corrective surgery for complete transposition.
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SummaryThe justification for the introduction of the arterial switch procedure was based, primarily, on concern regarding the long-term ability of the right ventricle to perform as the systemic pumping chamber. In this article, the functional performance of both the systemic and pulmonary ventricles after atrial redirection procedures and the arter...
Results of the arterial switch procedure for complete transposition with an intact ventricular septum.
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Coronary arterial anatomy in regard to the arterial switch procedure.
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SummarySince the success of the arterial switch procedure is dependent on the successful translocation of the coronary arteries, a thorough understanding of the anatomic variations of the coronary arteries is essential. We reviewed the anatomy of the coronary arteries encountered in 140 consecutive cases undergoing the arterial switch procedure for...
Pediatric cardiology: then and now.
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The surgical repair for complete transposition.
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SummaryAlthough uncertainty exists, in some situations, as to the optimal type of operation and a true cure may not always be possible, the outlook for patients with all types of complete transposition is poor without surgical treatment. With surgery, and in spite of current uncertainties as to the optimal type of repair, most patients can be great...
The Senning operation for complete transposition: mid-term physiologic, electrophysiologic, and functional results.
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SummaryWe report analysis of surgical results in 110 consecutive infants and children who underwent atrial repair of simple complete transposition using the Senning operation between February 1978 and May 1990. Mean age at operation was 5.4 months ± 6.1 (range 1 week to 4 years); 75 were less than 6 months old. There were 72 males and 38 females. O...
Réparation à l'Etage Ventriculaire - The REV procedure: Technique and clinical results.
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SummaryFrom November 1982 to July 1989, fifty patients were treated by the REV procedure for complete transposition associated with ventricular septal defect and obstruction of the pulmonary outflow tract. The age at operation ranged from 4 months to 15 years (mean 3.8 years). The technique, based on the resection of the outlet (infundibular) septu...
Arrhythmias after surgery for complete transposition: Do they matter?
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SummaryConcern about long-term complications after intraatrial repair of complete transposition has been used as an argument in favor of "anatomic" repair by the arterial switch operation. Late arrhythmias, including loss of sinus rhythm and the development of supraventricular tachycardias, particularly atrial flutter, are widely reported after int...
