Commentary: Arterial Switch Operation When Perfection Is Not the Finish Line But the Beginning of the Journey

The journey of treatment of transposition of the great arteries from the surgical perspective has probably reached the final round and the Fraser et al1 article clearly describes the achievement of such goal. It has to be acknowledged that this goal may be hard to replicate in developing countries2 despite several steps forward has been done as reported by Schidlow et al. in their multicenter study.3 Fraser et al reported the result of a 23-year experience with the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries of different forms at the Texas Children's Hospital.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: CONGENITAL – Commentary Source Type: research