Acyanotic Truncus Arteriosus: Not a Misnomer But a True Rarity

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Jan;13(1):104-106. doi: 10.1177/21501351211000367. Epub 2021 May 6.

Abstract

Truncus arteriosus, also referred to as common arterial trunk (CAT), is generally classified as a cyanotic congenital heart disease characterized by a single arterial trunk arising from the heart and supplying both pulmonary and systemic circulations. Cyanosis exists by virtue of it being an admixture lesion. We report a 13-year-old boy diagnosed to have type 1 CAT who was acyanotic at presentation and had all features of an operable lesion even at this age. He underwent a successful repair with closure of the subtruncal VSD and insertion of a hand-sewn valved right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit made of bovine pericardium and Gore-Tex membrane.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cyanosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Truncus Arteriosus / diagnostic imaging
  • Truncus Arteriosus / surgery
  • Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent* / diagnostic imaging
  • Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent* / surgery