Diagnostic value of echocardiography in complete great artery transposition of infants / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the diagnosis value of echocardiography in infants with complete transposition of the great artery.Methods Echocardiographic characteristics of 13 cases with completely artery transposition were compared with the results of operation.Results Simple artery transposition in complete ventricular septum occurred in 5 cases(atrial septal defect with patent arterial duct in 2 cases,simple patent arterial duct in 2 cases, simple atrial septal defect in 1 case).Great artery transposition with ventricular septal defects occurred in 8 cases (great artery transposition with ventricular septal defects, atrial septal defects,patent arterial duct in 3 cases; atrial and ventricular septal defect in 1 case; ventricular septal defect in 3 cases; ventricular septal defect with two branches of right coronary artery in 1 case).Out of 13 cases,the ultrasound diagnosis in 12 cases before operation was completely consistent with that of operation.Coronary deformity in one case had not been detected by echocardiography.Conclusions Great artery transposition in infants can be diagnosed and typed early by echocardiography,which provides the reliable information for clinic selection of operation and follow up survey.