Long-Term Survival After Arterial Versus Atrial Switch in d-Transposition of the Great Arteries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The arterial switch operation (ASO) became the procedure of choice for dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) nearly 30 years ago, but the long-term results of this operation are unknown. We aimed to compare the long-term transplant-free survival of patients with d-TGA who underwent ASO versus atrial switch in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of d-TGA patients undergoing ASO or atrial switch in the United States between 1982 and 1991. Long-term transplant-free survival was obtained by linking Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium data with the National Death Index and the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network. Kaplan-Meier survival plots were constructed, and multivariable regression was used to co

SUBMITTER: Kiener A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240478 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature