Neonatal correction of transposition of the great arteries: the Connecticut experience.
Dewar ML, Kleinman C, Hellenbrand W, Fahey J, Talner N, Brueckner M, Kopf GS. Neonatal correction of transposition of the great arteries: the Connecticut experience. Connecticut Medicine 1992, 56: 671-4. PMID: 1288934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreat arteriesAtrial levelSurgical approachNormal anatomyCommon congenital cardiac defectArterial switch patientsAtrial level repairNormal ventricular functionDuration of hospitalizationProcedure of choiceCongenital cardiac defectsTreatment of transpositionNormal sinus rhythmNeonatal correctionSwitch patientsOperative mortalityPulmonary stenosisVentricular functionIntensive careSinus rhythmCardiac defectsPatientsConnecticut experienceArterySignificant increase