Anatomic repair of double discordant hearts

[...]the move to consider other approaches, in particular, the double switch repair where the left ventricle is relocated to the systemic circulation. Two of the 16 patients with the atrial-arterial switch repair had undergone training of the left ventricle by pulmonary artery band, and there are three additional patients who have undergone pulmonary artery banding to prepare the left ventricle awaiting surgery. [...]there are a total of 35 patients in this series aged from 6 months to 40 years (median 2.5 years) with weights of 5.3 kg to 60 kg (median 13.3 kg).