SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING A DOUBLE SWITCH OPERATION FOR CORRECTED TRANSPOSITION.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CC-TGA) is a rare and complex form of congenital heart disease. Results of physiologic repair proved disappointing due to late right ventricular dysfunction and/or tricuspid regurgitation. The current study was performed to evaluate surgical outcomes in patients undergoing a double switch for CC-TGA.METHODS: This was a retrospective review of 121 patients who underwent a double switch over a two-decade time frame (2002-2023). The median age of patients was 32 months. Forty-nine of 121 patients (40%) had undergone left ventricular retraining prior to double switch.RESULTS: Sixty-seven patients underwent an arterial switch whereas 54 underwent a Rastelli procedure. There were four in-hospital deaths (3.3%) including three who had a Rastelli procedure (5.6%) and one who had an arterial switch (1.5%). At a median follow-up of 30 months, there have been four late deaths (two Rastelli and two arterial switch). Combined early and late mortality was 9.3% for the Rastelli and 4.5% for arterial switch. Combined mortality was 2.0% for patients who required left ventricular retraining versus 9.7% for those who did not. For the 117 patients discharged from the hospital, 93% have normal or low normal left ventricular function and 96% have mild or less neo-aortic insufficiency.CONCLUSIONS: Surgical outcomes in patients undergoing a double switch procedure have been excellent both in the short- and mid-term. However, the Rastelli procedure was associated with a more than two-fold increase in mortality risk compared with the arterial switch.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.022

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