A better approach for left ventricular training in transposition of the great arteries and intact interventricular septum: Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and pulmonary artery banding.

Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis with pulmonary artery banding may be a promising left ventricle training approach in ventriculoarterial discordance when compared to the traditional pulmonary artery banding with concomitant systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt procedures which still carry a significant interstage morbidity and mortality.