title: [Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in a 72 year old man--a case report].
abstract: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease characterised by atrioventricular as well as ventriculoarterial discordance. The life expectancy of individuals with CCTGA is limited by the onset of the systemic ventricular failure. There have been only a few patients with CCTGA and age >50 years reported in literature. We describe a 72-year-old man with CCTGA who was admitted to the hospital because of severe congestive heart failure. Our patient s survival is one of the longest ever described.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Wad Wrodzonych Serca, Instytut Kardiologii, Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kowalik
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jakubowska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging