Surgery for Transposition of Great Arteries: A Historical Perspective

Overview

Journal Ann Pediatr Cardiol

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2015 Jun 19

PMID 26085763

Citations 16

Authors

Supreet P Marathe

Sachin Talwar

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Abstract

The history of surgery for transposition of great arteries (TGA) has paralleled the history of cardiac surgery. In fact, it began before the birth of open heart surgery when the palliative Blalock-Hanlon septectomy was first performed in 1948. The atrial switch, which was an attempt to correct the physiology of transposition, had significant shortcomings. The arterial switch sought to address them. This has emerged as an anatomically as well as physiologically appropriate solution. Today we continue to pursue technical refinements as well as try to expand the indications of the arterial switch. This review traces the various milestones in this perpetual journey.

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