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The mortality and long-term outcome of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries are strongly linked with the severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation.
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The severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation is a strong determinant of mortality and long-term outcomes in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
The natural history of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is of clinical/surgical importance once the fetus is born without heart block or signs of heart failure. Without significant tricuspid valve malformation, associated defects such as ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow obstruction can be repaired surgically. The mortality and long-term outcome appear to be linked strongly with the severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation. Some patients with an intact ventricular septum and no right ventricular dysfunction will live long lives without detection, and some women will successfully complete pregnancy.
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James C. Huhta (2010) conducted a review in Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. The mortality and long-term outcome of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries are strongly linked with the severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation.
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