A Reductive Metabolic Switch Protects Infants with Transposition of Great Arteries Undergoing Atrial Septostomy against Oxidative Stress

• Main Authors: José David Piñeiro-Ramos (Author), Otto Rahkonen (Author), Virpi Korpioja (Author), Guillermo Quintás (Author), Jaana Pihkala (Author), Olli Pitkänen-Argillander (Author), Paula Rautiainen (Author), Sture Andersson (Author), Julia Kuligowski (Author), Máximo Vento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases requiring neonatal surgical intervention. Parallel circulations that result in impaired cerebral oxygen delivery already in utero may lead to brain damage and long-term neurodevelopmental delay. Ba...