The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 227-229, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Coarctation developing after arterial switch repair for transposition of the great arteries
HJ Mulder, GL Kaan, A Nijveld, A van Oort, J Barentsz and LK Lacquet
Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
We describe 2 patients with simple transposition of the great arteries in
whom coarctation of the aorta developed after uncomplicated arterial switch
operation. Both patients showed no symptoms or signs of this coarctation at
the time of arterial switch operation.