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Abnormal Coronary Anatomy in Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries and Atrial Switch: A Predictor of Serious Cardiac Adverse Events?
Yoann Perreux1, Marie Alexandre Chaix2, Anna Kamp3, François-Pierre Mongeon2, Magali Pham2, Loïc Boussel1, Roland Henaine1, Annie Dore2, Blandine Mondésert2, Sylvie Di-Filippo1, Paul Khairy2, Francis Bessiere1,*
1 Hôpital Cardiologique Louis Pradel, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69500, Bron, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
2 Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, H1T 1C8, Canada
3 Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
* Corresponding Author: Francis Bessiere. Email:
Congenital Heart Disease 2020, 15(6), 473-482. https://doi.org/10.32604/CHD.2020.013032
Received 23 July 2020; Accepted 20 August 2020; Issue published 02 November 2020
Abstract
Sudden cardiac death and heart failure are well known long-term complications after atrial switch for D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA).
Right systemic ventricular dysfunction is common and myocardial ischemia has
been implicated as a putative mechanism for sudden death, with coronary anomalies prevalent in 30% of cases. We sought to assess an association between
adverse events and coronary anomalies in patients with D-TGA and atrial switch
surgery. An observational study was conducted in 3 tertiary centers (Montreal
Heart Institute, Canada, Nationwide Children’s hospital, Chicago, USA and Hopital cardiologique Louis Pradel de Lyon, France). Adults with D-TGA and atrial
switch surgery qualified for inclusion if they had a major adverse cardiovascular
event (MACE), i.e., ventricular arrhythmia, sudden cardiac death, heart failure,
cardiac transplantation, or cardiovascular death. The prevalence of coronary
anomalies was compared to historical controls. Forty-five patients were included.
Twenty-one (46.7%) patients experienced a ventricular arrhythmia and 35
(77.8%) suffered from symptomatic heart failure and/or severe right ventricular
dysfunction. Twelve patients (26.7%) had congenitally abnormal coronary
arteries. There was no difference in the prevalence of coronary anomalies between
the cohort with a MACE and a pooled population of 647 historical controls with
D-TGA (28.7%,
p = 0.89). In conclusion, the prevalence of congenital coronary
anomalies is not higher in patients with D-TGA and atrial switch surgery who had
adverse cardiovascular events. It could be hypothesized that ischemic complications in this patient population are more likely to be related to a supply-demand
mismatch of the distal microvasculature rather than proximal coronary anomalies.
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Perreux, Y., Chaix, M. A., Kamp, A., Mongeon, F., Pham, M. et al. (2020). Abnormal Coronary Anatomy in Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries and Atrial Switch: A Predictor of Serious Cardiac Adverse Events?.
Congenital Heart Disease, 15(6), 473–482. https://doi.org/10.32604/CHD.2020.013032