Mystery still unresolved: Untouched "Blue heart" presenting at 40yrs of age

The modern-day surgical techniques and strategies have changed the outlook of patients with dextro-transposition of great arteries (d-TGA). The survival of an unrepaired d-TGA into late adulthood is difficult to explain. Even when large intracardiac shunts are present, it still remains a lethal cyan...

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Published inAnnals of pediatric cardiology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 72 - 74
Main Authors Naganur, Sanjeev, Tiwari, Ashish, Pruthvi, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2020
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
adult congenital heart disease
Age
Arteries
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Case Report
Catheters
Congenital diseases
Congenital heart defects
Coronary vessels
cyanotic heart disease
Defects
Electrocardiography
Genetic disorders
Heart
Heart diseases
Literature reviews
Morphology
Natural history
Patients
Pediatric cardiology
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Surgery
Transposition of great arteries
California
cyanotic heart disease
Adult congenital heart disease
transposition of great arteries
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Summary:The modern-day surgical techniques and strategies have changed the outlook of patients with dextro-transposition of great arteries (d-TGA). The survival of an unrepaired d-TGA into late adulthood is difficult to explain. Even when large intracardiac shunts are present, it still remains a lethal cyanotic congenital heart disease if it is not surgically corrected soon after birth. Here, we report an extremely rare case of d-TGA presenting at 40 years of age, with moderately elevated pulmonary artery pressures and relatively stable symptoms.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/apc.APC_149_18