Presence of a Ventricular Septal Defect and the Mustard Operation Are Risk Factors for Late Mortality After the Atrial Switch Operation

Abstract

Our patient data reveal satisfactory results at long term in this historic collective. Patients who had undergone ventricular septal defect closure at the time of the atrial switch operation and those who had undergone a Mustard operation are at higher risk for late death. Close follow-up, especially of these subgroups, is warranted.