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Chapter 23 - l-Transposition of the Great Arteries (“Corrected” Transposition)

from Section 4 - Complex Mixing Lesions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2021

Laura K. Berenstain
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
James P. Spaeth
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Summary

Levo-transposition of the great arteries is a rare anomaly, comprising less than 1% of all forms of congenital heart disease and is characterized by both atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. Despite ventriculoarterial discordance, oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow is in the correct physiologic direction, resulting in normal oxygenation and perfusion. Patients without other structural cardiac defects are asymptomatic at birth and during early childhood and usually present later in life. The long-term sequelae of patients with uncorrected levo-transposition include right ventricular dysfunction, systemic atrioventricular valve regurgitation, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and complete heart block. The natural history of the disease is largely determined by the presence of associated anatomic cardiac abnormalities and the progressive dysfunction of the morphologic right ventricle as the systemic pump. This chapter details the anesthetic management of a patient with levo-transposition presenting for an urgent appendectomy, including management of a pacemaker.

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Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia
A Case-based Approach
, pp. 158 - 168
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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