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Use of 3D volume-rendered CT imaging in analysing the anatomy of an unusual type of common arterial trunk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2023

Ashishkumar Banpurkar Open the ORCID record for Ashishkumar Banpurkar [Opens in a new window] ,
Santosh Wadile Open the ORCID record for Santosh Wadile [Opens in a new window]  and
Snehal Kulkarni
Ashishkumar Banpurkar*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care, Kharghar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Santosh Wadile
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care, Kharghar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Snehal Kulkarni
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care, Kharghar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Author for correspondence: Dr Ashishkumar Banpurkar MD DNB, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care, Kharghar, Mumbai, Maharashtra 410210, India. E-mail: banpurkarashish@gmail.com
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Abstract

A common arterial trunk with pulmonary dominance is rare. We report the use of 3D volume-rendered CT imaging to define common arterial trunk with pulmonary arterial dominance and associated abnormalities.

Keywords

Common arterial trunkCHDtruncus arteriosusinterrupted aortic arch

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , March 2023 , pp. 473 - 475
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

Truncus arteriosus or common arterial trunk is one of the cyanotic CHDs. Usually, the common arterial trunk arises from the base of the heart which continues as the aorta and the main pulmonary artery or its branches arise from the main trunk. Reference Gupta, Aggarwal and Shaw1 We report an unusual variation where the common arterial trunk continued as the main pulmonary artery and aorta arising from the trunk in a 3-month-old infant. He had central cyanosis with bounding right upper limb pulsation and feeble pulsations in the left arm and bilateral lower limbs. His echocardiography revealed situs solitus and dextrocardia with a common arterial trunk continuing as the main pulmonary artery with a large subtruncal ventricular septal defect (Supplementary Movie 1–4, Fig 1). CT showed a common arterial trunk continuing as the main pulmonary artery and bifurcating into the right pulmonary artery and left pulmonary artery (Figs 2 and 3, Panel A and B). The ascending aorta was seen arising from the posteroinferior surface of the common arterial trunk and giving origin to the coronary arteries (Fig 3, Panel A). The aortic arch was left-sided with ascending aorta coursing posterior and cranially giving origin to arch vessels (Fig 4). There was type B interruption of the aortic arch (Fig 5). The Left subclavian artery was seen arising from the proximal descending aorta. Small PDA was arising from the common arterial trunk supplying the descending aorta. A subset of a common arterial trunk with pulmonary arterial dominance is known to be associated with more complexity, specifically related to aortic arch anomalies and branch pulmonary artery origin. Surgically, cases with pulmonary dominance are more challenging considering associated anomalies and complexity.

Fig. 1.

Echo showing the aorta arising as a side branch from the common arterial trunk and the common arterial trunk continuing as MPA. MPA: Main pulmonary artery, RPA: right pulmonary artery, LPA: Left pulmonary artery.

Fig. 2.

CT pulmonary angiogram image of common arterial trunk: panels A and B) showing ascending aorta arising posterio-inferiorly from the common arterial trunk, MPA: main pulmonary artery, LPA: left pulmonary artery.

Fig. 3

CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: panels A and B) showing ascending aorta arising posterio-inferiorly from the common arterial trunk.

Fig. 4

CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: showing type B interruption of the aortic arch, AA: Ascending aorta, R SCA: Right subclavian artery, R CA: Right common carotid artery, L CA: Left common carotid artery, L SCA: Left subclavian artery, DTA: Descending thoracic aorta, LA: Left atrium.

Fig. 5

CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: showing small PDA shown by a black arrow, T: common arterial trunk continuing as MPA.

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This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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References

Gupta, SK, Aggarwal, A, Shaw, M, et al. Clarifying the anatomy of common arterial trunk: a clinical study of 70 patients. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020; 21: 914–922.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Fig. 1. Echo showing the aorta arising as a side branch from the common arterial trunk and the common arterial trunk continuing as MPA. MPA: Main pulmonary artery, RPA: right pulmonary artery, LPA: Left pulmonary artery.

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Fig. 2. CT pulmonary angiogram image of common arterial trunk: panels A and B) showing ascending aorta arising posterio-inferiorly from the common arterial trunk, MPA: main pulmonary artery, LPA: left pulmonary artery.

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Fig. 3 CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: panels A and B) showing ascending aorta arising posterio-inferiorly from the common arterial trunk.

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Fig. 4 CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: showing type B interruption of the aortic arch, AA: Ascending aorta, R SCA: Right subclavian artery, R CA: Right common carotid artery, L CA: Left common carotid artery, L SCA: Left subclavian artery, DTA: Descending thoracic aorta, LA: Left atrium.

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Fig. 5 CT pulmonary angiogram with 3D volume-rendered CT image of common arterial trunk: showing small PDA shown by a black arrow, T: common arterial trunk continuing as MPA.