A quantitative evaluation of aortic regurgitation after anatomic correction of transposition of the great arteries

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Guy's, Hospital, London, England.

Twenty patients who had undergone anatomic correction of transposition of the great arteries were assessed by Doppler echocardiography or cardiac catheterization, or both, to identify the presence of aortic regurgitation. The severity of aortic regurgitation was evaluated by radionuclide angiographic measurement of the stroke volume index a mean of 47.1 months postoperatively. The stroke volume index was defined as the ratio of the stroke counts between the left and right ventricles. A value greater than 1.8 was considered to indicate significant left ventricular volume overload. Eight patients (40%) were shown to have various degrees of aortic regurgitation by Doppler echocardiography or cardiac catheterization, or both. The mean (+/- SD) stroke volume index was 1.03 +/- 0.15 in these patients and 1.01 +/- 0.21 in the 12 patients without aortic regurgitation (p = NS). The stroke volume index was not above the normal range in any patient, indicating that the degree of aortic regurgitation present was trivial. This medium-term study indicates that trivial or mild aortic regurgitation is a frequent finding after anatomic correction of transposition of the great arteries. However, it rarely results in an audible cardiac murmur or significant left ventricular volume overload. Long-term evaluation is required to determine its importance.

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