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==Epidemiology and demographics== | ==Epidemiology and demographics== | ||
Transposition of the great arteries TGA is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart defects present in the first 24 hours of life. TGA represents 5-7% of all CHD with an incidence at birth of 20-30 in 100000 live births | |||
*Transposition of the great arteries TGA is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart defects present in the first 24 hours of life. | |||
*TGA represents 5-7% of all CHD with an incidence at birth of 20-30 in 100000 live births and almost 20 percent of all cyanotic CHD defects | |||
TGA is more common in infants of diabetic mothers. Boys outnumber girls with an approximate ratio of 2:1. Without treatment, 30% of infants die within the first week of life, 50% will die in the first month, 70% will die in the first 6 months and 90% of infants will die before the end of the first year. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Epidemiology and demographics
- Transposition of the great arteries TGA is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart defects present in the first 24 hours of life.
- TGA represents 5-7% of all CHD with an incidence at birth of 20-30 in 100000 live births and almost 20 percent of all cyanotic CHD defects
TGA is more common in infants of diabetic mothers. Boys outnumber girls with an approximate ratio of 2:1. Without treatment, 30% of infants die within the first week of life, 50% will die in the first month, 70% will die in the first 6 months and 90% of infants will die before the end of the first year.