Echocardiographic segmental analysis in patients with an atrioventricular criss-cross.
The aim of this study was to describe the echocardiographic characteristics of patients with an atrioventricular criss-cross who underwent segmental cardiac morphological analysis. The study involved five patients with a criss-cross heart (0.6% of the studies). The patients' average age was 6 years and 3 months. All patients presented with situs solitus. Three had a discordant atrioventricular connection and two had a concordant connection. In addition, four patients had a ventriculoarterial connection with a double-outlet right ventricle while one had a concordant connection. Two patients had superior-inferior ventricles. Other associated lesions included ventricular septal defect in all patients, pulmonary stenosis, persistent ductus arteriosus and atrial septal defect in three, pulmonary perforation in one, and a hypoplastic aortic arch in one. In these patients, segmental analysis can be carried out satisfactorily using transthoracic echocardiography.
de Rubensfigueroa
Jesús
J
Departamento de Ecocardiografía, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México. derubens@hotmail.com
Erdmenger Orellana
Julio
J
Muñoz Castellanos
Luis
L
Vázquez Antona
Clara
C
Buendía Hernández
Alfonso
A
Vargas Barrón
Jesús
J
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003420:Crisscross Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult