Complete Transposition of Great Arteries With Dominant Left Ventricle

Marny Fedrigo, MD, PhD; Carla Frescura, MD; Annalisa Angelini, MD; Gaetano Thiene, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Complete Transposition of Great Arteries With Dominant Left Ventricle

Marny Fedrigo, MD, PhD,
Carla Frescura, MD,
Annalisa Angelini, MD,
Gaetano Thiene, MD

Affiliations

Marny Fedrigo, MD, PhD: Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Carla Frescura, MD: Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Annalisa Angelini, MD: Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Gaetano Thiene, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Gaetano Thiene, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science, Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Via Gabelli 61, 35121 Padova, Italy.; Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 13
pp. 2107 – 2110

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We report the case of an adult patient, affected by complete transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect, who survived until 68 years of age without surgery, thanks to the presence of a common atrium and pulmonary stenosis. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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