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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 96, 485-487, Copyright © 1988 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
MT Ingram, L Von Segesser, DA Ott, JC Huhta and DJ Murphy Jr
Forty-three consecutive patients with previous balloon atrial septostomy
have undergone a Senning type repair of transposition of the great arteries
without patch augmentation of the atrial septum. A technique was used that
allows expansion of the atrial septum without the use of additional foreign
or autogenous materials. The operative (30-day) mortality rate was 4.6%
(2/43) with no late deaths. A mean follow-up of 20 months shows that 83% of
the patients are in sinus rhythm and none of these patients have clinically
detectable caval or pulmonary venous obstruction or baffle leaks. In
patients selected for atrial switch, the Senning operation may be performed
without patch augmentation of the septum. Performed by the method described
herein, the operation provides predictable early and late results with a
low prevalence of arrhythmias. Significant venous obstruction has not
occurred.
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Senning repair for transposition of the great arteries without patch augmentation of the septum
Division of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston 77225.
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