A rare combination of correct transposition of the great arteries and isolated levocardia: Imaging characterization
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Chao Xie1, Chujun Wang1, Xiuqiang Guo1
1Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Abstract:
Congenitally correct transposition of the great arteries (cc-TGA) is an extremely rare congenital cardiac malposition. It can be detected antenatally by echocardiography. This case report describes a 58-year-old female patient who presented with tachycardia. The combination of cc-TGA and isolated levocardia is incidentally diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
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