Case report of rare congenital cardiovascular anomalies associated with truncus arteriosus type 2

Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a very rare congenital anomaly with complex cardiovascular anatomy and high lethality also due to severe associated anatomical variants and pathologies. As TA has a massive impact on the survival of a newborn and usually has to be surgically treated. Thus, it is of high im...

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Published inHeliyon Vol. 8; no. 10; p. e11033
Main Authors Alizadeh, Leona S., Koch, Vitali, Grünewald, Leon D., Yel, Ibrahim, Mathies, Daniel, Rauschning, Dominic, Vogl, Thomas J., Booz, Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2022
Elsevier
Subjects
Cardiovascular diseases
Case Report
Congenital
Fetal heart
Heart defects
Truncus arteriosus
Heart defects
Congenital
Cardiovascular diseases
Fetal heart
Truncus arteriosus
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Summary:Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a very rare congenital anomaly with complex cardiovascular anatomy and high lethality also due to severe associated anatomical variants and pathologies. As TA has a massive impact on the survival of a newborn and usually has to be surgically treated. Thus, it is of high importance to understand this congenital cardiovascular disease and associated complications, to improve life expectancy and outcome of these patients. We recently came across a newborn female patient with a rare complex case of persistent TA type 2 associated with further complex cardiovascular anomalies, who received a contrast enhanced CT scan on the 3 rd day post-partum, showing complex cardiovascular abnormalities that were ultimately incompatible with life. Truncus arteriosus; Fetal heart; Cardiovascular diseases; Heart defects, Congenital.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11033