Detection of coronary complications after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: first experience with multislice computed tomography in children

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Phalla OuDamien Bonnet

Abstract

The main cause of long-term morbidity and mortality after a successful arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries is complications at the ostial segments, proximal segments, or both of the retransferred coronary arteries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical usefulness of multislice computed tomographic angiography in detecting ostial and proximal coronary lesions in children having undergone the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. Forty-nine children (aged 8.5 +/- 3.9 years) operated on for transposition of the great arteries with the arterial switch operation (follow-up, 8.3 +/- 3.6 years) underwent systematic selective conventional and multislice computed tomographic angiography. The ability of multislice computed tomography in detecting stenosis and other modifications of the coronary arteries' course was analyzed by 2 independent investigators. Multislice computed tomography, as compared with selective conventional coronary angiography, permitted assessment of ostial and proximal coronary segments in every patient. It correctly detected the 4 (8.1%) patients with significant coronary lesions (1 with ostial and 3 with proximal coronary stenosis) that...Continue Reading

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