The Utility of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Functional Single Ventricle | ||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 30, Issue 7, October 2024, Pages 3356-3370 PDF (1.03 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2024.305653.3485 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rabab M. Abdelhay1; Elsayed Hamed Zidan2; Samar Mohamad Shehata2; Nada Abozaid Elsayed* 3; Shimaa Elsayed Badr4 | ||
| 1Assistant professor of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. | ||
| 3Resident of Radiodiagnosis, faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
| 4Lecturer of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Functional single ventricle (FSV) is a rare and complex cardiac malformation. FSV is a broad term including various cardiac structural anomalies in which one ventricle is severely underdeveloped. We aimed to accurately diagnose FSV and its different subtypes using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Methods: Eighteen patients with suspected FSV underwent cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA), and the results were compared to those of echocardiography. Results: MDCT could accurately diagnose FSV and its different subtypes. It detected FSV of left ventricular morphology in 77.8% with the most common associated subtype is double inlet left ventricle (DILV) and FSV of right ventricular morphology in 22.2% with double outlet right ventricle (DORV) as the commonest variant. MDCT was superior to echocardiography in defining the dominant ventricle in 22.2% of cases and detection of the associated extra-cardiac anomalies in 38.9% of patients. MDCT could assess the connection and state of palliative shunts in the 4 patients with earlier interventions. Conclusion: MDCT can diagnose FSV and the associated extra-cardiac malformation and is indispensable in pre and postoperative follow up. Keywords: FSV; MDCT; DILV; DORV. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| FSV; MDCT; DILV; DORV | ||
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