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Japanese heart journal · Nov 1995
Case ReportsCorrected transposition of the great arteries: dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography and volumetry. A new diagnostic tool in intensive care management.
- T Bartel and S Müller.
- I. Medizinische Klinik, Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
- Jpn Heart J. 1995 Nov 1;36(6):819-24.
AbstractToday, an increasing incidence of severe complications of cardiac malformations in adult patients must be expected since the life expectancy of such individuals is prolonged due to improved management. A 32-year-old woman with corrected transposition of the great arteries (CTGA) was admitted to the intensive care unit because of cardiac decompensation. Information provided by multiplane two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography was not sufficient for an unequivocal explanation of the cardiac decompensation. In CTGA uncommon complications may cause pulmonary edema. Using dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography to reveal function, volume parameters and the morphology of both ventricles and to exclude additional complications may be considered an adequate diagnostic tool for responding to this challenge.
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