THE COMMON CARDIAC VENTRICLE WITH TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT VESSELS

The Common Cardiac Ventricle with Transposition of the Great Vessels.

The physician dealing with congenital cardiac disease is not unlikely to be confronted with cases in which there is an abnormal relation between the great vessels (transposition). In analysing such a case, he attempts to determine whether or not there is some obstruction to pulmonary flow, and furthermore whether or not two ventricles are present, and, if so, which artery arises from which vent...

[Transposition of the great vessels].

Transposition of the great vessels.

The vast majority of cases of transposition of the great vessels can be diagnosed in the first few weeks of life with electrocardiogram, x-ray and fluoroscope. The clinical pattern and the diagnostic features are described in detail. The degree of cyanosis, the characteristic heart shape and progressive increase in size coupled with generous hilar shadows all suggest this diagnosis. A new sugge...

Transposition of the great vessels with hypoplasia of the right ventricle.

Eight cases are reported in which complete transposition of the great vessels was associated with varying degrees of hypoplasia of the right ventricle. In three, the correct diagnosis was suspected on the basis of certain electrovectorcardiographic findings and confirmed by selective angiography. Quantitative analysis of ventricular volumes and valve circumferences demonstrated that these cases...

Common (single) ventricle with normally related great vessels.

SUMMARY A rare form of common ventricle with normally related great vessels and normal tricuspid and mitral valves should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cardiac anomalies presenting with cyanosis. Fourteen cases of this type of common ventricle were studied; in seven the diagnosis was made at necropsy and in seven it was based on angiographic evidence. That the common ventricle ...