title: A case of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries discovered on coronary computed tomography.
abstract: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare condition accounting for less than 1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. The fundamental nature of this condition involves a blend of atrioventricular as well as ventriculoarterial discordance. Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is classically associated with three additional abnormalities, including ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, and tricuspid valve abnormalities. Patients with this anomaly have been shown to exhibit reduced exercise tolerance as well as reduced health-related quality of life when compared to patients with normal cardiovascular anatomy. We present the case of a 33-year-old active duty lieutenant in the United States Air Force referred to the cardiology clinic for evaluation of valvular heart disease with subsequent discovery of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries on cardiac gated computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Cardiology Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
authors.forename: Adam T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Marler
authors.forename: Jennifer N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Batts
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: Ahmad M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slim