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==Overview== | |||
Cyanotic heart defects are called such because they result in cyanosis, a bluish-grey discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen in the body. | Cyanotic heart defects are called such because they result in [[cyanosis]], a bluish-grey discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen in the body. | ||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
===Associated Conditions=== | |||
Some of the defects that are associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease are as follows: | |||
*[[Truncus arteriosus]], | |||
*[[Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection]] | |||
*[[Tetralogy of Fallot]] | |||
*[[Transposition of the great vessels]] | |||
*[[Tricuspid atresia]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
{{Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system}} | {{Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system}} | ||
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Revision as of 14:26, 2 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2], Atif Mohammad, M.D.
Overview
Cyanotic heart defects are called such because they result in cyanosis, a bluish-grey discoloration of the skin due to a lack of oxygen in the body.
Pathophysiology
Associated Conditions
Some of the defects that are associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease are as follows:
- Truncus arteriosus,
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Transposition of the great vessels
- Tricuspid atresia
References
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