Pediheart Podcast #372: 30+ Year Follow-Up After The Arterial Switch Operation - The Melbourne Experience

This week we review a fascinating very long-term surgical follow-up study from the team at Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne reviewing over 30 year follow-up following the arterial switch operation for the treatment of transposition of the great vessels. What percentage of patients need reintervention by 30 years post neonatal repair? What anatomical sub-types are more likely to be associated with a need for reintervention and why? When intervention is required for neo-aortic or aortic root problems, can these usually be repaired or do they require replacement? Professor Igor Konstantinov from Melbourne shares his deep insights into this complex patient group. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.09.008

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Pediheart Podcast #372: 30+ Year Follow-Up After The Arterial Switch Operation - The Melbourne Experience is an episode from Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today by Robert Pass.

This episode is 30:34 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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