Transthoracic echocardiography study of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) is a rare congenital heart defect, occurring in only 0.5% of patients exhibiting congenital heart defects. Because it is not seen in a routine transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examination, CCTGA may be missed. The echocardiography diagnosis of CCTGA is difficult and not well explained in most textbooks. The present report provides key sonographic images that contribute to the diagnosis. In the present case, the patient had no prior history of heart disease. TTE revealed that the patient had CCTGA and early tricuspid regurgitation with right ventricle enlargement and hypertrophy. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:375-379, 2017.
Department of Radiology, Indian Health Service Chinle Hospital, Chinle, AZ, 86503.
Amarjit
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9851-7566
A
Singh
Department of Radiology, Indian Health Service Chinle Hospital, Chinle, AZ, 86503.|Vascular Surgical Associate, 2050 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ, 85282.
Gurpreet
G
Singh
Department of Radiology, Indian Health Service Chinle Hospital, Chinle, AZ, 86503.
Tejveer S
TS
Dhaliwal
Department of Radiology, Indian Health Service Chinle Hospital, Chinle, AZ, 86503.|Vascular Surgical Associate, 2050 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ, 85282.
Manpreet
M
Singh
D000328:Adult; D000080041:Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology
congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries; echocardiography