Open AccessTruncus Arteriosus with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: Cardiac Computed Tomography Findings in an Unrepaired Adult Patient
Author(s) -
Berhan Genç,
Faik Fevzi Okur,
Vedide Tavlı,
Aynur Solak
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.120787
Subject(s) - medicine , truncus arteriosus , persistent left superior vena cava , computed tomography , computed tomography angiography , radiology , truncus , cardiology , superior vena cava syndrome , superior vena cava , heart disease , tetralogy of fallot , coronary sinus
Truncus arteriosus (TA), a rare complex congenital cardiac disease in which systemic pulmonary and coronary circulations originate from a common vessel, develops due to failure of separation of the common trunk during embryonic life. In this case report, we discuss a 24-year-old patient with TA in whom a computed tomography angiography was performed. To the best of our knowledge, no case has been reported so far where an adult had combined left superior vena cava and pulmonary vein anomaly