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. 2020 Nov 1;115(5):987–1005. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20201122

Table 13. Additional information yielded by 3D echocardiography on congenital defects and recommendations71,79,83-86.

Congenital heart disease Modality Additional information Recommendation class Evidence level
AVSD TTE/TEE Dimension of atrial and/or ventricular defect; morphology of leaflets and
subvalvular apparatus; assessment of regurgitation jets; dimensions
of orifices and ventricles in unbalanced defects
I B
Discordant AV connection TTE/TEE Morphology and function of tricuspid and mitral valves, location and
dimensions of related VSD morphology of outflow tracts of the RV and LV
I B
Complex TGA TTE/TEE Morphology and function of tricuspid and mitral valves, location and
dimensions of the VSD, anatomy of RV and LV outflow tracts in cases of obstruction
I B
Tetralogy of Fallot TTE Dimension and location of CIV and anatomy of RV outflow tract III C
Truncus Arteriosus TTE/TEE Morphology of truncal valve* III C
Double-outlet RV TTE Relationship of atrioventricular valves, position and size
of the VSD with the great arteries
III C

AV: atrioventricular; AVSD: atrioventricular septal defect; TEE: transesophageal echocardiogram; TGA: transposition of the great arteries; TTE: transthoracic echocardiogram; VSD: ventricular septal defect.

*

Specifically for assessment of the truncal valve in older patients.