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University Hospital, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland

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Dr Lange's group [1] from the German Heart Centre in Munich has provided further evidence of the long-term reliability of Senning's operation, and has demonstrated a low incidence of late complications, when the procedure was performed properly, respecting the anatomy of the systemic and pulmonary venous inflow. Their results complement our previously published experience [2] with this operation, with similar extended outlook for atrial correction of the TGA. Furthermore, their analysis lends strong support to the notion of using patient's own tissue in correction of cardiac anomalies, especially when performed early in life, because the natural growth of the tissue provides superb anatomical results into adulthood. The reported long-term survival is excellent, although it . . . [Full Text of this Article]