Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and aortic coarctation--an uncommon association.
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, L-TGA, is a rare abnormality accounting for less than 0.5% of clinically apparent congenital heart disease. Age at time of diagnosis and survival rate are variable and depend mostly on associated anomalies. The authors present a clinical case of a twenty-four-year-old woman in whom, in a routine echocardiogram, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and aortic coarctation were diagnosed, an unusual association. They describe the results of complementary exams (echocardiography, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram and cardiac angiography) that they believe to be useful for the correct diagnosis of this clinical situation. Additionally, the authors make a brief review of the literature relevant to the case.
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de São Marcos Braga, Portugal. aida.brandao@vizzavi.pt
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Brandão
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Magalhães
Adelino
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D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications*