Left-sided congenitally unguarded tricuspid valve with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: A rare diagnosis confirmed by three-dimensional echocardiography |
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Authors: | Jason L. Williams MD John L. Lockhart RDCS Stephen G. Miller MD Piers C. A. Barker MD M. Jay Campbell MD |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | Left-sided unguarded tricuspid valve disease with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is a rare cardiac malformation, only reported a few times in the literature. Two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) uses standard views to diagnose tricuspid valve disease. Advanced imaging techniques, such as three-dimensional echocardiography, allow for simultaneous visualization of the tricuspid valve annulus and all leaflets. Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) may be useful in distinguishing unguarded tricuspid valve orifice from other forms of tricuspid valve disease. |
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Keywords: | three-dimensional echocardiography unguarded tricuspid valve |
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