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Table 3 The causes of death

From: Long-term surgical results of transposition of the great arteries with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

 

Atrial switch

n = 20

ASO

n = 12

Nikaidoh

n = 7

Rastelli

n = 48

REV

n = 24

Early mortality

Low output syndrome

Bleeding

1 (5%)

None

None

1 (8%)

1 (8%)

None

2 (29%)

2 (29%)

None

4 (8%)

3 (6%)

1 (2%)

None

None

None

Late mortality, n (%)

Sudden/unknown death

Arrhythmia

Heart failure

Bleeding

Cerebrovascular event

Infection/Sepsis

3 (16%)

3 (16%)

None

None

None

None

None

2 (18%)

None

None

None

None

1 (9%)

1 (9%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

None

None

None

None

1 (20%)

9 (20%)

4 (9%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

4 (17%)

2 (8%)

None

1 (4%)

None

None

1 (4%)

  1. ASO, arterial switch operation; REV, Réparation à l'Etage Ventriculaire