Mid-term morbidity and mortality of patients after arterial switch operation in infancy for transposition of the great arteries.

Introduction And Objectives: The arterial switch operation is currently the preferred surgical approach for complete transposition of the great arteries. We sought to determine the mid-term results of this intervention.

Methods: A single-institution retrospective review of clinical records of all consecutive patients who underwent the arterial switch surgery between 1985 and 2010.