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Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with total situs inversus in an asymptomatic patient [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2007; 35(5): 314-314

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with total situs inversus in an asymptomatic patient

Yusuf Tavil
Department Of Cardiology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

Corrected transposition of the great arteries (c-TGA) is a complex and unusual abnormality occurring in less than 1 percent of people with congenital heart disease. This condition involves atrioventricular discordance and ventriculoarterial discordance (double discordance). Associated anomalies occur in up to 98% in some series and consist of VSD (75% of cases), pulmonary or subpulmonary stenosis (75% of cases) and systemic (tricuspid) valve anomalies (Ebstein-like in 30% of cases). Only 1-10% of individuals with c-TGA have no associated defects.
We report a case of an asymptomatic 46-year-old man with c-TGA with situs inversus totalis. He was referred by a general practitioner because of abnormal auscultation findings (Heart sounds were noted to be louder over the right precordium with the point of maximal impulse on the right side of the chest and 2/6-degree systolic murmur on the right sternal border). Follow-up was decided because of the patient was being asymptomatic.

Keywords: Corrrected transposition of great arteries, Echocardiography, Magnetik resonance iİmaging

How to cite this article
Yusuf Tavil. Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries associated with total situs inversus in an asymptomatic patient. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2007; 35(5): 314-314

Corresponding Author: Yusuf Tavil, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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