title: Follow-up of arterial switch operation.
abstract: This report describes the experience of the Leiden University Hospital with the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries, with and without ventricular septal defect, and for the Taussig-Bing-anomaly. The longest follow-up was 13 years and 9 months. Follow-up shows good results with almost all surviving patients in functional class I and with a sinus rhythm. Supravalvular pulmonary artery stenosis is noted in some of the patients but is almost always mild and does not show any tendency to progression. Insufficiency of the aortic valve is seen less frequently. Until now it has not caused great concern but, of course, follow-up is still limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hazekamp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ottenkamp
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Quaegebeur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hardjowijono
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Boot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rohmer
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Huysmans
mesh_terms: D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*