Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Online ISSN : 2187-2988
Print ISSN : 0911-1794
ISSN-L : 0911-1794
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Congenital Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in Adults
Koichiro Niwa
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2012 Volume 28 Issue 2 Pages 89-95

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In congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries, tricuspid regurgitation, systemic right ventricular failure, supraventricular tachy-arrhythmias, atrioventricular block can happen with age. Conventional repair such as tricuspid valve replacement and/or extra-conduit repair and/or ventricular septal defect closure, or anatomical repair (double switch operation) can be performed during childhood or in adults as initial surgery. Similar complications will occur even after repair. Prevention and management of arrhythmias, cardiac failure and infective endocarditis are necessary during follow-up. The incidence of reoperation in conventional repair is higher than anatomical repair. In patients with anatomical repair especially using the Jatene procedure, the reoperation and mortality rates are low comparing with conventional repair.
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© 2012 Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
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