title: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in an 83-year-old asymptomatic patient: description and literature review.
abstract: We describe the case of an 83-year-old asymptomatic man followed in our centre. Transoesophageal echocardiography disclosed congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (CCTGA) with no associated anomalies and only mild aortic regurgitation. Cardiac MR confirmed the diagnosis and revealed preserved systemic ventricle systolic function with a normal perfusional pathway. This report is a demonstration that CCTGA without associated anomalies can reach older life in an asymptomatic condition. This is the oldest asymptomatic living patient with CCTGA ever described.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7133-6439
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Placci
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lovato
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonvicini
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D000080041:Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology