Abbott Specimen 58
Specimen Card Nomenclature
Transposition of arterial trunks with complete defect of interventricular septum, malposed left auricle, double mitral ostium, double superior vena cava into left auricle, patent ductus arteriosus, dilatation and atheroma of pulmonary artery, and congenital arterio-venous aneurysm of lungs
International Classification of Diseases
Double inlet left ventricle
Donor
Dr. M. Abbott
Date
1929
Age
Twenty years
Description
Front view shows the right ventricle (V), right atrium (R) atrium and normal tricuspid (T) and mitral (M) valves. A large blue rod on the leftis present in the coronary sinus; the curved blue rod on the right is in the pulmonary artery.
Comment
As is evident from the description on the specimen card, this is a complex cardiac anomaly. It is noteworthy that the man lived twenty years, albeit with a history of dyspnea, cyanosis and complete heart block from childhood. He died of massive pulmonary hemorrhage (presumed to be from the pulmonary arterio-venous aneurysm).
Enlarge View
Atlas Illustration
Plate XXIV Figs. 3,4,5, and 6
