title: [Echocardiographic evaluation of simple transposition of great vessels subjected to physiologic correction].
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cardiovascular morphology after Senning's operation for transposition of the great vessels (TGV) using Döppler-echocardiography. The study included 25 patients (pts) aged 17 to 127 months (mean = 60 +/- 27) who were evaluated 6 to 112 months (mean = 42 +/- 27) after surgery. The following parameters were analysed: right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) morphology and function; tricuspid regurgitation and its severity; caval and pulmonary venous pathways and the presence of pulmonary stenosis, its type and severity. All the 25 pts had an abnormal end-systolic interventricular septal (IVS) configuration, with left convexity in 22 (88%) and a flat septum present in 3 (12%). The LV fractional shortening (FS) ranged from 25 to 60% (mean = 41 +/- 10) and the preejection/ejection time ratio (PET/ET) from 0.18 to 0.33 (mean = 0.24 +/- 0.04). The RV mean FS ranged from 23.0 to 32.5% (mean = 26.9 +/- 3.0) and PET/ET from 0.27 to 0.46 (mean = 0.38). The RV wall motion study revealed that the IVS was hypokinetic in 3 pts (12%), akinetic in 19 (76%) and dyskinetic in 3 (12%). Three pts also had an hypokinetic antero-apical segment. TR was detected in 22 (88%) pts being trivial in 16 (64%), mild in 4 (16%) and moderate in 2 (8%). It was always possible to visualise the neo left and right atria as well as the caval-right atrial junctions. No systemic or pulmonary venous obstruction was detected. In 3 pts there was a mild subpulmonic dynamic stenosis related with septal buldging and mitral valve apposition. In conclusion, Döppler-echocardiography can provide accurate information for the follow-up of patients with TGV submitted to physiological correction and it can reduce the number and frequency of late postoperative cardiac catheterization.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Zeller
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Avaliação ecocardiográfica da transposição simples dos grandes vasos sujeita a correcção fisiológica.