Transposition of the great arteries is a common but serious congenital heart malformation. It is estimated that approximately 9,000 patients in the US live with an atrial-level repair. Barry Love ...

Despite promising early success rates, Kreutzer et al report that overall survival has gradually decreased with time, from 93% at 1 month to 82% at 5 years, 80% at 10, 68% at 15, and 52% at 20.