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Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

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Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is defined as a disorder with discordant atrioventricular (AV) connections in combination with discordant ventriculoarterial (VA) connections [1, 2].

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Abdominal situs solitus (Aorta at the left and IVC at the right of the vertebra) in subcostal 2D echocardiography study as a part of segmental sequential approach (MPG 550 kb)

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Transthoracic echocardiography in 4 apical chamber view showing atrial situs solitus, L-loop ventricle and atrioventricular discordance (MPG 686 kb)

Transthoracic echocardiography in 4 apical chamber view showing atrial situs solitus, L-loop ventricle and atrioventricular discordance (MPG 894 kb)

L-loop ventricle in short axis view (MPG 890 kb)

Parallel great arteries in off axis view associated with ventriculoarterial connection (WMV 328 kb)

CCTGA, VSD, and PS: Vertical laying the intra ventricular septum, presence of VSD and PS and also laying the aorta in anterior position in lateral injection. In addition aorta is located on morphological trabeculated RV (WMV 1310 kb)

CCTGA, VSD, and PS: Vertical laying the intra ventricular septum, presence of VSD and PS and also laying the aorta in anterior position in lateral injection. In addition aorta is located on morphological trabeculated RVE (WMV 1610 kb)

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Abdominal situs solitus (Aorta at the left and IVC at the right of the vertebra) in subcostal 2D echocardiography study as a part of segmental sequential approach (MPG 550 kb)

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Transthoracic echocardiography in 4 apical chamber view showing atrial situs solitus, L-loop ventricle and atrioventricular discordance (MPG 686 kb)

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Alizadehasl, A., Sadeghpour, A., Mahdavi, M. (2014). Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries. In: Sadeghpour, A., Kyavar, M., Alizadehasl, A. (eds) Comprehensive Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6383-1_32

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