Echocardiographic considerations in demonstrating complex anatomy of criss-cross atrioventricular valves and discordant atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial relations

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1996 Sep-Oct;9(5):727-9. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(96)90073-5.

Abstract

The associated features of 1-looping of the ventricles (ventricular inversion) with D-transposition of the great vessels and criss-crossing atrioventricular valves are an unusual constellation of cardiac anomalies resulting in corrected transposition physiology. The following case presentation depicts the fetal and postnatal considerations of two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography in accurately detailing the complex intracardiac connections associated with this arrangement and also warns of the potential pitfalls in echocardiographic assessment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / embryology
  • Heart Valves / abnormalities
  • Heart Valves / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging
  • Situs Inversus / embryology
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / embryology
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*