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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1404
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Editorial

Recognition of greatness: "The Jatene operation"

Tomas A. Salerno, MD*, Marco Ricci, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fla

Received for publication July 31, 2008; accepted for publication August 15, 2008.

* Address for reprints: Tomas A. Salerno, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery (R-114), PO Box 016960, JMH—East Tower Room 3072, Miami, FL 33101. (Email: tsalerno@med.miami.edu).

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The history of cardiac surgery is associated with great surgeons, and their contributions are usually recognized by having their names attached to the innovation. Such is the case for many instruments (DeBakey forceps, Cosgrove retractor, and others), sutures (Lima suture for off-pump coronary artery bypass, Dubost suture for left ventricular aneurysm), and operations (Rastelli, Mustard, Batista, Bentall, and others). It has occurred to us that one of the greatest contributions in pediatric cardiac surgery of recent times was the ingenious operation first performed more than 30 years ago by Dr Adib Jatene of Brazil to treat transposition of the great arteries (TGA). This operation represents a monumental contribution to the treatment of congenital heart disease. It revolutionized the way that the complex congenital anomaly of TGA was treated and dramatically improved the long-term outcomes of children born with TGA. The magnitude of the contribution is even greater if one considers that in those early . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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