Uncorrected pentalogy of Fallot with successful pregnancy—A case report

• DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.02.017
• Publication Date: 2023-03-16T23:17:32Z
• Authors: Caroline Ferreira...; Alejandra Villanu...; Gláucia Maria Fer...; Katashi Okoshi; Vera Therezinha M...; Silmeia Garcia Za...
• Keywords: Transposition (logic)

Pentalogy of Fallot (PoF) is a congenital heart disease comprising tetralogy plus an atrial septal defect (ASD). Patients are diagnosed early in life and submitted to reparative surgery. Without it, the prognosis poor. This female patient, initially with transposition great arteries (TGA), ASD ventricular defect, got pregnant at 26 years old had delivery due fetal distress. She resumed follow-up, her last echocardiogram put doubt diagnosis TGA. Cardiac CT then revealed PoF as well pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas persistent left superior vena cava.