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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1150-1151. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.024
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Letters to the Editor

Aortic translocation for transposition of great arteries and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

Murat Ugurlucan, Emin Tireli*

Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 18 January 2007; accepted 28 February 2007.

* Corresponding author. Address: Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Millet Caddesi, 34390 Capa/Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 212 414 20 00x326 60; fax: +90 212 534 22 32. (Email: emintireli@yahoo.com).

Key Words: Transposition of great arteries • Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction • Aortic translocation

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We read with interest the manuscript entitled ‘Aortic translocation for the management of transposition of the great arteries with a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and hypoplasia of the right ventricle’ by Morell and Wearden [1]. However, we believe that there are some major points that should be discussed in detail.

Morell and Wearden, in their paper, advocate the advantage of aortic translocation for the preservation of the right ventricular volume when compared with the Rastelli procedure and its modifications. It . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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