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Arterial switch operation for transposition of great arteries (D-TGA)

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 17 Dec, 2009

Transposition of great arteries (D-TGA) with intact ventricular septum is one of the few conditions which require surgical intervention in the early neonatal period. If a successful balloon atrial septostomy can be done to improve the mixing at the atrial level, surgery need by done within two to three weeks. Otherwise the neonate may have [...]