Arterial Switch Operation in Patients With Single Sinus Coronary Artery Anatomy: Risk Factors for Mortality From a Lower-Middle Income Country.

This study evaluates mortality and intermediate outcomes of the arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition or Taussig-Bing anomaly with single sinus coronary artery (CA) anatomy in a high-volume cardiac program in Vietnam. We retrospectively reviewed and performed risk factor analysis pertaining to 41 consecutive patients who presented with single sinus CA anatomy and who underwent ASO from January 2010 to December 2016 in our center. The median age at operation was 43 days [interquartile range (IQR): 20-65] and the median weight was 3.

Single-stage repair for coarctation with ventricular septal defect: results of 100 cases at a single centre.

Objectives: The outcomes of the single-stage surgical repair of aortic arch hypoplasia (AAH) and/or coarctation of the aorta (CoA) associated with ventricular septal defect (VSD) remain controversial, especially in a lower middle-income country. This study reports the results of a single-stage repair protocol at our institution for AAH/CoA with VSD using selective cerebral perfusion.

Methods: This retrospective study included 100 consecutive patients who underwent single-stage repair via median sternotomy using selective cerebral perfusion for AAH/CoA with VSD from July 2010 to March 2017.

Complex transposition repair with aortic arch hypoplasia: a simple technique.

A modified technique of interdigitating aortic arch reconstruction was used successfully to treat 8 patients with complex congenital heart disease including transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, or Taussig-Bing anomalies combined with aortic arch hypoplasia and coarctation of the aorta, without the need for homograft tissue.