Prominent aortic radiotracer activity on equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography (ERNV) due to anterior transposition of aorta: A clue to diagnosing levo-transposition of great arteries (L-TGA) ?

2020 
Levo-transposition of great arteries (L-TGA) is a rare acyanotic congenital heart anomaly characterized by transposition of morphological left and right ventricles along with their corresponding atrio-ventricular valves in addition to transposition of primary arteries. Many cases of L-TGA are asymptomatic and are diagnosed accidently in adulthood during workup of other conditions. We hereby report a patient with incidentally diagnosed L-TGA who was subjected to Equilibrium Radionuclide Ventriculography (ERNV) for assessment of ventricular function. Planar ERNV images in best septal view showed prominent tracer activity in the anteriorly transposed aorta which can be a helpful clue to raise the suspicion of L-TGA in an asymptomatic adult undergoing ERNV.
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