Pregnancy and Successful Delivery in a Patient with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries Accompanied with a Hypoplastic Pulmonary Artery, Ventricular Septal Defect and Dextrocardia

TAÇOY G., Ozkan S., KULA S., Cengel A.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.23, no.2, pp.75-77, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/gmj.2012.19
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-77
  • Keywords: Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries, ventricular septal defect, pregnancy, delivery
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (cTGA), a rare type of congenital heart disease, is characterised by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance in which oxygenised blood in the left ventricle is sent from the right atrium to the pulmonary artery and deoxygenised blood is sent from the right ventricle to the aorta. Pregnancy causes hemodynamic alterations that may change the course of the disease. In our case report, we evaluated a pregnant patient with corrected transposition of the great arteries who delivered successfully.