Untouched “Blue heart” presenting at 40yrs of age

Mystery still unresolved: Untouched “Blue heart” presenting at 40yrs of age:

Sanjeev H Naganur, Ashish Tiwari, CR Pruthvi



Annals of Pediatric Cardiology 2020 13(1):72-74



The modern-day surgical techniques and strategies have changed the outlook of patients with dextro-transposition of great arteries (d-TGA). The survival of an unrepaired d-TGA into late adulthood is difficult to explain. Even when large intracardiac shunts are present, it still remains a lethal cyanotic congenital heart disease if it is not surgically corrected soon after birth. Here, we report an extremely rare case of d-TGA presenting at 40 years of age, with moderately elevated pulmonary artery pressures and relatively stable symptoms.