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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;123:1164-1172
© 2002 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Arterial switch operation with a single coronary artery

From the Departments of Cardiac Surgery,^a Cardiology,^c and Biostatistics,^b Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Received for publication April 9, 2001. Revisions requested May 17, 2001; revisions received June 13, 2001. Accepted for publication June 18, 2001. Address for reprints: Richard A. Jonas, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (E-mail: richard.jonas{at}tch.harvard.edu).

Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of coronary pattern on survival and reintervention in patients who underwent the arterial switch operation with a single coronary artery.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 53 patients with a single coronary artery who underwent the arterial switch operation between 1983 and 2000 at Children's Hospital Boston. Recent follow-up information was obtained for 40 of the 46 long-term survivors (mean follow-up 7.3 ± 4.5 years).
Results: Thirty-five patients had a single right coronary artery, with the left coronary artery posterior to the pulmonary artery in 27. Eighteen patients had a single left coronary artery (16 with the right coronary artery anterior to the aorta). Six of 7 total patients who died had a single right coronary artery; all died before 1992. There were 5 early deaths, all with a single right coronary artery, with 4 deaths due to coronary malperfusion. Survivals for all patients were 91% at 6 months and 87% at 1, 5, and 10 years after the arterial switch operation. Survival figures were lower for patients having a single right ostium with the left main coronary artery posterior to the pulmonary artery compared with all other subtypes (P = .02, log-rank test). Seven patients had reintervention, 4 because of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, 1 for heart transplantation, 1 for mitral valve repair and 1 for pacemaker implantation. Freedom from reintervention for all patients was 96% at 6 months, 92% at 1 year, 86% at 5 years, and 82% at 10 years after the arterial switch operation, with lower rates for patients having a single left ostium with the right coronary artery anterior to the aorta (P = .0003, log-rank test).
Conclusions: In the current era, the arterial switch operation with a single coronary artery can be performed safely irrespective of the coronary anatomy. Risk of reintervention is higher in patients having a single left ostium with the right coronary artery anterior to the aorta.

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