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Fetal and postnatal echocardiographic imaging of transposition of the great arteries with the aortic valve posterior to the pulmonary valve
Author(s) -
Castellanos Daniel A.,
McKenzie Emmett Dean,
Morris Shaine A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14292
Subject(s) - great arteries , medicine , ventricle , cardiology , fetal echocardiography , aorta , pulmonary valve , mitral valve , aortic valve , fetus , anatomy , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Transposition of the great arteries ( TGA ) with a posterior aorta is an uncommon but historically important variant of TGA . In this arrangement, the aorta is posterior to the pulmonary valve, maintains fibrous continuity with the mitral valve, and arises from the right ventricle. We present a case of fetal echocardiography demonstrating TGA with a posterior aorta. Postnatal transthoracic echocardiography and intra‐operative assessment confirm the anatomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published case of this anatomic lesion by fetal echocardiography.