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 | |
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| Specialty | cardiology |
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.
References
- Topol, Eric J.; Califf, Robert M. (2007). Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 515. ISBN 9780781770125.
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