Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

Tracy Halvorson; John Blau; Dennis Firchau

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107267

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Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

Journal article

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Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

Tracy Halvorson, John Blau and Dennis Firchau

Cardiovascular pathology, Vol.50, p.107267

01/2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107267

PMID: 32818611

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Abstract

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (cc-TGA, also known as L-transposition) is a rare condition that represents approximately 0.5% of congenital heart disease. It is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. Patients with cc-TGA are at risk for cardiac arrhythmias due to abnormalities of the conduction system. We present an autopsy case of a 49-year-old man with cc-TGA who died unexpectedly, likely as a result of a fatal arrhythmia. This case illustrates the cardiac pathology characteristic of cc-TGA and describes how to grossly identify inversion of the atrioventricular valves.

Atrial Fibrillation - etiology

Autopsy

Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries - complications

Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries - pathology

Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology

Fatal Outcome

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology

Details

Title: Subtitle: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
Creators: Tracy Halvorson - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
John Blau - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Dennis Firchau - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Cardiovascular pathology, Vol.50, p.107267
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107267
PMID: 32818611
ISSN: 1054-8807
eISSN: 1879-1336
Language: English
Date published: 01/2021
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984183991702771

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