Posterior d-transposition of the great arteries with an unusual form of aortic obstruction.
An unusual case of posterior transposition of the great arteries, with previously undescribed aortic obstruction is described. The patient, who underwent an arterial switch operation, was found at surgery to have a mass of myxomatous tissue arising from the tricuspid valve. This finding was responsible for the hemodynamically significant aortic stenosis.
Department of Paediatrics and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johannesburg Group of Teaching Hospitals, South Africa.
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Antunes
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Levin
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001020:Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000151:congenital*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology