title: Long-term results of the Mustard procedure.
abstract: Over a 10-year period, 123 patients with transposition of the great vessels underwent the Mustard procedure. The hospital mortality for the series was 10.6%. There were seven late deaths, five of which were presumable due to arrhythmia. Sinus rhythm was noted postoperatively in 53% of the patients. Almost all the survivors had achieved catch-up growth when evaluated 6 months to 10 years later. A growth spurt was more consistently seen in the patients who were operated on under 2 years of age. Physical endurance and school performance were on a par with their normal peers or better in about half of the survivors. Severe neurologic problems were present in five patients. Postoperative catheterizations in 42 patients showed a rather high incidence of residual interatrial shunts, mild left ventricular outflow obstruction, and mild superior vena caval obstruction. Pulmonary venous obstruction and serious tricuspid regurgitation were not encountered.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006128:Growth; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007360:Intelligence; D010807:Physical Endurance; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*