title: Anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries: two case reports.
abstract: Anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries (ACMGA) is defined as parallel arising of aorta and main pulmonary artery (PA) roots although ventriculoarterial connection is normal. Abnormally related aorta arises from the left ventricle, while abnormally related PA arises from the right ventricle. It can be diagnosed with via echocardiography. In some cases, additional imaging modalities such as computerized tomographic angiography and magnetic resonance are required. In this article, we presented two cases of ACMGA, 5-month-old boy and 1-month-old girl. We wanted to point out the importance of differential diagnosis of other great artery anomalies from this rare pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. erkut_ozturk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Erkut
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Odemiş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oykü
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ergül
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güzeltaş
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007979:Levocardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014054:Tomography; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery