In TGA, the aorta connects to the RV, pumping deoxygenated blood systemically, and the

pulmonary artery connects to the LV, pumping oxygenated blood back to the lungs. This abnormality is incompatible with life without mixing of blood between the two circulations through a septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus. The vast majority Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical of children born with TGA undergo surgical correction to relieve cyanosis and the long-term sequelae depend on the type of prior surgical repair. Older adults with TGA most frequently have undergone an atrial switch procedure (Selleck Torin 1 Mustard or Senning operation), whereas the younger adult with TGA may have undergone an arterial switch operation (ASO) (Figure 4). Figure 4. Illustration Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical of transposition of

the great arteries repaired with (A) atrial switch and (B) arterial switch. RV: right ventricle; LV: left Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical ventricle; Ao: aorta; PA: pulmonary artery Atrial Switch The first surgical repairs for TGA were pioneered by Mustard in 1958 and Senning in 1963. These atrial switch operations directed deoxygenated blood via baffles to the LV and out the pulmonary artery and directed oxygenated blood to the RV and out the aorta. These procedures relieved the cyanosis yet resulted in the RV ejecting to systemic Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical pressure (systemic RV). Again, detailed knowledge

of the patient’s surgical history is critical as it will determine the specific CMR protocol needed to focus on potential residual lesions. The following list provides an imaging focus for adults with TGA who have undergone an atrial switch procedure: a. Atrial Baffle Obstruction and/or Leaks Inhibitors,research,lifescience,medical Patients with these intra-atrial baffle repairs may develop baffle stenosis or leaks, not and attention should be paid to optimal visualization of these baffles during CMR exams. SSFP cine images of the baffles can be obtained with a set of axial images of the atria to view the baffles in short axis, an oblique coronal view to visualize the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava baffles in long axis, and occasionally extra views are required to optimally visualize the pulmonary venous baffles. Baffle stenosis can often be directly visualized by cine imaging, and it most often occurs in the superior vena cava baffle.