Three-dimensional images of a pulmonary dominant truncus arteriosus before and after a novel repair

Authors

  • Mohamed Nagy Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Hatem Hosny Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Ahmed Afifi Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt and National Heart Institute, Giza, Egypt
  • Abdelrahman Elafifi Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Magdi H Yacoub Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2021.9

Abstract

This paper documents, for the first time, the in vivo size, geometry, and function of the different components of this important subtype of truncus arteriosus (pulmonary dominant). Previous descriptions were based on examining formalin-fixed (collapsed) specimens, or descriptions during operations. It is hoped that this information can be of value in designing operative treatment as well as interpreting future sequential imaging, with the aim of optimizing the results of comprehensive repair.

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Published

2021-04-30

Issue

Vol. 2021 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Images in cardiology

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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.