The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 22, 386-388, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Failure of the Jatene procedure in a patient with D-transposition and intact ventricular septum
WK Major Jr, H Matsuda and S Subramanian
Anatomical correction by arterial "switch" procedure was performed in a
patient with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular
septum, and left ventricular hypertension due to distal pulmonary stenosis.
The patient died from left ventricular failure. The reasons for the failure
of this procedure are discussed.