Pediatrics

Congenital

Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association (CPCA)

212 - ccTGA - PART 1 - NAVIGATING A VERY COMPLEX LESION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Co-Chair(s)

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  Deborah Fruitman, MD (she/her/hers)

  Clinical Associate Professor
  CPCA
  University of Calgary
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  Jonathan Windram, BSc (Hons), MBChB, MMEd, MRCP (UK), FCCS, FESC

  Associate Professor
  University of Alberta
  Mazankowski Heart Institute
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  Lynne Nield, MD FRCPC

  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Michael Garron Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children
  University of Toronto

Presenter(s)

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  Darren Freed, MD, PhD

  Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  University of Alberta
  University of Alberta
• LM

  Luc Mertens

  Director Echocardiography
  The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto
  University of Toronto
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  Krishnakumar Nair, MD

  Electrophysiologist, UHN, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
  UHN and University of Toronto
  University of Toronto
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  Carolina Escudero, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

  Pediatric Cardiology and Electrophysiology
  Stollery Children's Hospital
  University of Alberta

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This dynamic one hour session explores congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) from pediatric to adult care. Dr. Darren Freed opens with a focused presentation on lifespan management. Two lively debates follow, tackling two controversial topics in ccTGA: the double switch and CRT for the failing ventricle, featuring expert perspectives from Drs. Darren Freed (Edmonton), Nancy Poirier (Montreal) , Krishnakumar Nair (Toronto), and Carolina Escudero (Edmonton).

Part 1: ccTGA across the Lifespan - Darren Freed

Part 2: Debates

The double switch is the optimal management for all patients with ccTGA - Pro: Darren Freed, Con: Luc Mertens

CRT can save the failing systemic ventricle in ccTGA - Pro: Krishnakumar Nair, Con: Carolina Escudero

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

• describe the clinical considerations and management strategies for patients with ccTGA across different stages of life;
• evaluate the benefits and limitations of the double switch procedure and CRT in the context of ccTGA through expert debate; and
• apply insights from current expert perspectives to inform decision-making in complex ccTGA cases.