title: An alternative technique for the atrial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries in an unoperated adult patient.
abstract: We report a 26-year-old patient with d-transposition of great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and an atrial septal defect. The relevant literature on late natural survivors with this condition is reviewed and the technical aspects of an alternative technique for accomplishing a successful atrial switch in this situation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malankar
authors.forename: Shiv K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004417:Dyspnea; D004452:Echocardiography; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome