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J Am Coll Cardiol, 1989; 14:742-749
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Surgical options for complex transposition of the great arteries

A Corno, B George, J Pearl, and H Laks

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center 90024.

Between September 1976 and November 1987, 53 patients underwent surgical treatment by the same surgeon for "complex transposition of the great arteries" with ventricular septal defect or severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, or both. Six patients with transposition and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction underwent atrial rerouting and direct relief of the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Twenty-two patients presented with transposition plus ventricular septal defect; 15 of these patients underwent atrial rerouting and ventricular septal defect closure and 7 underwent an arterial switch procedure. Twenty-five patients presented with transposition plus ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, 23 of whom underwent a Rastelli procedure. There were one early death (mortality rate 1.9%; 90% confidence limits 0-7%) and three late deaths (mortality rate 5.8%) during a mean follow-up period of 42 months (range 2 to 124). These results show that 1) atrial rerouting is an appropriate surgical procedure for transposition of the great arteries with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; 2) the arterial switch procedure provides excellent early correction of transposition with ventricular septal defect and is currently the preferred procedure for this lesion; and 3) the Rastelli procedure can be performed with a low early mortality rate and excellent long-term results for transposition with ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.


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