Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: Surgical Repair in Adulthood Fotios A. Mitropoulos, MD, PhD, Meletios Kanakis, MD, Antonios P. Vlachos, MD, Paraskevi Lathridou, MD, George Tsaoussis, MD, George Georgiou, MD, John A. Goudevenos, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 83, Issue 2, Pages 672-674 (February 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.015 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative chest roentgenogram shows dextrocardia with a cardiothoracic index ratio of 0.72. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 672-674DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.015) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Preoperative cardiac magnetic resonance image (sagittal view) shows the giant left atrium (LA), the enlarged systemic ventricle (SV), and the ascending aorta (AAo). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 672-674DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.015) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Postoperative chest roentgenogram shows a significant decrease of the cardiothoracic index (ratio: 0.56). Epicardial pacing wires are also present. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 83, 672-674DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.015) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions