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Table 4 Abnormal findings detected in the Cardiac MSCT of the included cases

From: Pulmonary, aorta, and coronary arteries post-arterial switch in transposition of great arteries: intermediate-term surveillance utilizing conventional echocardiography and cardiac multislice computed tomography

Parameter

N (%)*

Note

Pulmonary

Main PA stenosis

7/20 (30%)

-2.53 ± 0.5**

Branch PA stenosis

13/20 (65%)

 

• Bilateral PAs stenosis

4/13

 

• Unilateral PA stenosis

Unilateral RPA stenosis

Unilateral LPA stenosis

9/13

6/9

3/9

 

RPA stenosis

10/20 (50%)

-3.19 ± 0.83**

2 required intervention

• Proximal

8/10 (80%)

 

• Pre-branching

1/10 (10%)

 

• Mid

1/10 (10%)

 

LPA stenosis

7/20(35%)

-2.93 ± 0.57**

None required intervention

• Proximal

6/7 (85.71%)

 

• Pre-branching

1/7 (14.29%)

 

Aorta

Dilated Aortic annulus

16/20 (80%)

 

Dilated Aortic Root

18/20 (90%)

 

Dilated STJ

14/20(70%)

 

Dilated Ascending aorta

1/20 (5%)

 

Supravalvular aortic stenosis

1/20 (5%)

1 required intervention

Aortic coarctation

3/20 (15%)

1 required intervention

Aortic arch abnormalities

  

• Gothic arch

1/20 (5%)

 

• Crenel arch

1/20(5%)

 

• Rt aortic arch

1/20(5%)

 

• Aberrant RSCA

1/20(5%)

 

Coronaries

Coronary abnormality:

9/20 (45%)

 

• All coronaries from common origin (Yacoub Type B)

3/20 (15%)

 

• common origin of RCA + LCX from Rt sinus and LAD from anterior STJ (Yacoub Type D)

2/20 (10%)

 

• High Origin of one or both Coronaries above STJ

3/20 (15%)

 

• LCA arises from Rt sinus, LAD retroaortic

1/20(5%)

 

Others

MAPCAs

2/20 (10%)

 
  1. LAD: left anterior descending artery, LCX: left circumflex artery, LCA: main left coronary artery, LPA: left pulmonary artery, MAPCAs: Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, RCA: main right coronary artery, RPA: right pulmonary artery, STJ: Sinotubular junction
  2. * Data are presented as frequency (Percentage), ** Mean ±SD of PA diameter in cases with stenosis