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Causes of Death in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries

JACC Adv. 2024 Jun 11;3(7):101036. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101036. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Nabil Dib 1 Jean-Marc Sellal 2 Matilde Karakachoff 3 Ismail Bouhout 1 Vincent Chauvette 1 Nancy Poirier 1 Christopher J McLeod 4 Lynne E Nield 5 Paul Khairy 1 Alban-Elouen Baruteau 6 7 8 9
PMID: 39130000 PMCID: PMC11312766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101036

What is the clinical question being addressed?

We sought to better define the incidence and causes of death of patients with ccTGA.

What is the main finding?

The overall incidence of mortality in ccTGA patients was 3.4 per 100 person-years, with over two-thirds of deaths due to heart failure or sudden death.

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