Left Ventricular Function after Arterial Switch Operation as Assessed by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Simple Transposition of the Great Arteries

Background: The late postoperative course for children with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with an intact ventricular septum (IVS) is very important because the coronary arteries may be at risk of damage during arterial switch operation (ASO). We sought to investigate left ventricular fu...

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Main Authors: Elaheh Malakan Rad, Yazdan Ghandi, Armen Kocharian, Mohammadreza Mirzaaghayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/617