Echocardiographic considerations in demonstrating complex anatomy of criss-cross atrioventricular valves and discordant atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial relations.
The associated features of 1-looping of the ventricles (ventricular inversion) with D-transposition of the great vessels and criss-crossing atrioventricular valves are an unusual constellation of cardiac anomalies resulting in corrected transposition physiology. The following case presentation depicts the fetal and postnatal considerations of two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography in accurately detailing the complex intracardiac connections associated with this arrangement and also warns of the potential pitfalls in echocardiographic assessment.
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA.
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PJ
Morelli
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Kimball
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Witt
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Meyer
D004452:Echocardiography; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal