title: Anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries.
abstract: A rare case of anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries with bilaterally absent conus and ventricular septal defect is presented. Embryogenic mechanism responsible for the malformation, diagnostic problems of imaging and the increased risk posed for intraventricular surgical repair of associated defect are discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan. heart@cyber.net.pk
authors.forename: Kalimuddin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Najma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002932:Cineangiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery