Prenatal diagnosis of transposition of great arteries with left anterior aorta (SDL-TGA).

We report a case with prenatal diagnosis of transposition of great arteries (TGA) with L-posed aorta (SDL-TGA) which was confirmed by postnatal echocardiography. The anatomic findings were confirmed during the successful arterial switch operation (ASO). The technical challenges of ASO in the L-posed aorta are also described.

Accuracy of physical examination of cardiovascular system in the diagnosis of common congenital heart diseases in children.

Background: It is widely perceived that the value of physical examination in paediatric cardiology has diminished with the increasing availability of echocardiography. The accuracy of physical examination of cardiovascular system in children has not been systematically tested.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional, diagnostic accuracy study from the paediatric cardiology clinic of a tertiary referral hospital in South India.

Familial left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy due to a novel mutation in the MYH 7 gene.

Left Ventricular Non Compaction (LVNC) is considered a unique cardiomyopathy according to the American Heart Association guidelines. The genetic ethology of LVNC in children is not completely understood although upto 41% of LVNC are thought to be genetic. We report a family with LVNC due to a novel mutation in the MYH 7 gene.