Natural history of complex transposition of great arteries in an adult: a case report.
Jahir Fresnel Narcisse-AlvarezSusan Cristina Pumacayo-CardenasNilda Espinola-ZavaletaPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2019)
In transposition of the great arteries patients, a high index of cases dies in the first month of life. Our case represents a natural history of the complex transposition of the great arteries. Non-invasive imaging studies are very useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with transposition of the great arteries, especially echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance. In our case, the multimodality approach and the corrective surgery allowed her to survive.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- computed tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery bypass
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- acute coronary syndrome
- photodynamic therapy
- contrast enhanced
- surgical site infection