Why the study?
What is the incidence of late coronary artery abnormalities in patients who survived the first year after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries?
Population
40 patients who survived the first year after arterial switch operation for d-loop transposition of the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Late after ASO (survived first year)
Authors
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May warrant caution with non-invasive screening alone post-ASO; leaves open optimal surveillance strategies in survivors.
What is the incidence of late coronary artery abnormalities in patients who survived the first year after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries?
Late coronary stenosis or occlusion occurs in approximately 11.3% of patients after arterial switch operation, often without symptoms, highlighting the need for routine coronary imaging before competitive sports.
Tsuda et al. (2015) studied this question.
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