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Introduction The essence of congenitally corrected transposition is the presence of discordant connections at both atrioventricular (AV) and ventriculoarterial (VA) junctions. This segmental combination (like transposition itself, Chapter 37 ), can be found in patients with either usual or mirror-imaged…

Surgery for Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is a rare defect, seen in approximately 0.5% of patients with congenital heart defects. It entails discordance of the atrioventricular (AV) connections and discordance of the ventricular arterial connections, so there is…