Revisiting the Baffes Operation: Its Role in Transposition of the Great Arteries

Mavroudis, Constantine; Backer, Carl L.; Siegel, Allison; Gevitz, Melanie

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.131

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“…We are considering incorporation of the Baffes' procedure to the arterial switch. Baffes excised and transferred the right pulmonary veins to the right atrium and used an aortic homograft to join the IVC to the divided proximal end of the pulmonary veins [11]. This directs pulmonary venous blood to the right atrium and systemic venous blood to the left atrium, thus enhancing atrial mixing.…”

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Porcine Model of the Arterial Switch Operation: Implications for Unique Strategies in the Management of Hypoplastic Left Ventricles

et al. 2020

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There are no reports on the performance of the arterial switch operation (ASO) in a normal heart with normally related great vessels. The objective of this study was to determine whether the ASO could be performed in a healthy animal model. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and coronary translocation techniques were used to perform ASO in neonatal piglets or a staged ASO with prior main pulmonary artery (PA) banding. Primary ASO was performed in four neonatal piglets. Coronary translocation was effective with angiograms confirming patency. Piglets could not be weaned from CPB due to right ventricle (RV) dysfunction. To improve RV function for the ASO, nine piglets had PA banding. All survived the procedure. Post-banding RV pressure increased from a mean of 20.3 ± 2.2 mmHg to 36.5 ± 7.3 mmHg (p = 0.007). At 58 ± 1 days post-banding, piglets underwent cardiac MRIs revealing RV hypertrophy, and RV pressure overload with mildly reduced RV function. Catheterization confirmed RV systolic pressures of 84.0 ± 6.7 mmHg with LV systolic pressure 83.3 ± 6.7 mmHg (p = 0.43). The remaining five PA banded piglets underwent ASO at 51 ± 0 days post-banding. Three of five were weaned from bypass with patent coronary arteries and adequate RV function. We were able to successfully perform an arterial switch with documented patent coronary arteries on standard anatomy great vessels in a healthy animal model. To our knowledge this is the first time this procedure has been successfully performed. The model may have implications for studying the failing systemic RV, and may support a novel approach for management of borderline, pulsatile left ventricles.

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