BACKGROUND: The arterial switch operation (ASO) is the treatment of choice for transposition of the great arteries. METHODS: Anatomical risk factors on mortality and morbidity were analyzed retrospectively in 312 patients who underwent ASO between 1982 and 1997. RESULTS: Survival was 95%, 92%, and 92% after 30 days, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Operative survival improved after 1990 to 97% (p < 0.001). Risk factors for operative mortality were complex anatomy (p = 0.018), coronary anomalies (p = 0.008), and prolonged bypass time (p < 0.001). Determinants of late mortality were coronary distribution (p = 0.03), position of the great arteries (p = 0.0095), bypass time (p = 0.047), and aortic coarctation (p = 0.046). After a follow-up of 3.6 +/- 2.7 years (0.1 to 14.9 years), 98% had good left ventricle function, 94% were in sinus rhythm, 2.4% had moderate to severe pulmonary stenosis, 0.3% had significant aortic regurgitation, and 1% had coronary stenosis. Freedom from reoperation was 100%, 96%, and 94% after 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively. No preoperative anatomic parameter correlated with long-term morbidity. CONCLUSIONS: ASO can be performed with low operative mortality (< 5%) and long-term morbidity. Malformations associated with complex transposition of the great arteries influence early and late mortality.
BACKGROUND: The arterial switch operation (ASO) is the treatment of choice for transposition of the great arteries. METHODS: Anatomical risk factors on mortality and morbidity were analyzed retrospectively in 312 patients who underwent ASO between 1982 and 1997. RESULTS: Survival was 95%, 92%, and 92% after 30 days, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Operative survival improved after 1990 to 97% (p < 0.001). Risk factors for operative mortality were complex anatomy (p = 0.018), coronary anomalies (p = 0.008), and prolonged bypass time (p < 0.001). Determinants of late mortality were coronary distribution (p = 0.03), position of the great arteries (p = 0.0095), bypass time (p = 0.047), and aortic coarctation (p = 0.046). After a follow-up of 3.6 +/- 2.7 years (0.1 to 14.9 years), 98% had good left ventricle function, 94% were in sinus rhythm, 2.4% had moderate to severe pulmonary stenosis, 0.3% had significant aortic regurgitation, and 1% had coronary stenosis. Freedom from reoperation was 100%, 96%, and 94% after 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively. No preoperative anatomic parameter correlated with long-term morbidity. CONCLUSIONS: ASO can be performed with low operative mortality (< 5%) and long-term morbidity. Malformations associated with complex transposition of the great arteries influence early and late mortality.
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