Long-Term Predictors of Aortic Root Dilation and Aortic Regurgitation After Arterial Switch Operation

Long-term predictors of aortic root dilation and aortic regurgitation after arterial switch operation.

BACKGROUND Neo-aortic root dilation (ARD) and neo-aortic regurgitation (AR) may be progressive after arterial switch operation (ASO) for d-loop transposition of the great arteries (dTGA). We sought to identify predictors of ARD and AR after ASO. METHODS AND RESULTS 335 patients were identified who underwent ASO for dTGA with intact ventricular septum or ventricular septal defect (VSD), includ...

Aortic regurgitation after arterial switch operation.

n the early 1980s, Jatene developed the arterial switch peration (ASO), which soon became the preferred surgery or d-loop transposition of the great arteries (TGA). This peration includes translocation of the pulmonary artery and orta above the sinuses, often with a Lecompte maneuver bringing the pulmonary artery anterior to the aorta) and oronary reimplantation into the neo-aortic sinuses. Alh...

Personalised External Aortic Root Support (PEARS): Utilisation in dilatational aortopathies after the arterial switch operation V4.

Arterial switch operation in children with interrupted aortic arch: long-term outcomes.

have reported minimally invasive VATS using ECMO. The use of ECMO, however, has a potential problem with bleeding, especially when pleural adhesion exists. In the present case, we selected VATS under local and epidural anesthesia with preparation of ECMO, expecting less bleeding during the operation and early recovery after the operation. The procedure was well tolerated and the air leakage was...

Implications of Early Aortic Stiffening in Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries after Arterial Switch Operation Voges et al: Aortic Elasticity after Arterial Switch Operation