Atrial switch

Atrial switch is a heart operation performed to treat dextro- transposition of the great arteries.[1] It involves the construction of an atrial baffle which redirects the blood coming into the atria to restore the connection between systemic and pulmonary circulation.

Atrial switch
Specialtycardiology

Two variants of the atrial switch operation exist – the Senning procedure which uses the patient's own tissue (pericardium) to construct the baffle, and the Mustard procedure, which uses a synthetic material.

The operation is more commonly performed in developing countries.[2][3]

References
  1. Topol, Eric J.; Califf, Robert M. (2007). Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 515. ISBN 9780781770125.
  2. Talwar, Sachin (July 2016). "Atrial switch procedure in children more than 5 years of age: mid-term results". Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 23: 694–698 – via Oxford Academic.
  3. Talwar, Sachin; Nair, Vinitha Viswambharan; Choudhary, Shiv Kumar; Airan, Balram (2012-01-01). "Atrial switch operation in the current era: modifications and pitfalls". World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 3 (1): 96–103. doi:10.1177/2150135111422239. ISSN 2150-136X. PMID 23804691.


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