[Corrected transposition of the great arteries in geriatric age. Report of a case diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging].
Corrected transposition of the great arteries (cTGA) is a rare condition, and few patients with this abnormality survive the 50th year of age because of associated anomalies or the subsequent development of left atrioventricular valve regurgitation or heart block or both. We report the case of a 75 years old man with cTGA without associated anomalies which seems to be of particular interest because of the following reasons: 1) cTGA is a rare condition in advanced age; 2) the diagnosis has been made by MRI which allowed a complete segmental analysis; 3) this case confirms that the morphologic right ventricle in systemic position can function appropriately over a long term. We conclude that MRI can be an alternative to Echocardiography in patients with complex congenital cardiac disease who exhibit a poor ultrasound window.
Crepaz
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Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Generale Regionale, Bolzano.
Knoll
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Pitscheider
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*