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Risk factor analysis for a complicated postoperative course after neonatal arterial switch operation: The role of troponin T

Martin Christmann^1,2, Alexandra Wipf^1,2, Hitendu Dave^2,3, Daniel Quandt^1,2, Oliver Niesse^1,2, Markus Deisenberg^2,4, Martin Hersberger^2,5, Oliver Kretschmar^1,2, Walter Knirsch^1,2

1 Pediatric Cardiology, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
2 Children’s Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
3 Division of Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
4 Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
5 Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

* Corresponding Author: Martin Christmann, MD, University Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Heart Center, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: