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A '''cyanotic heart defect''' is a group-type of [[congenital]] [[congenital heart defect|heart defects]] ('''CHD'''s). The patient appears blue ([[cyanosis|cyanotic]]), due to deoxygenated [[blood]] bypassing the [[lung]]s and entering the [[systemic circulation]]. This can be caused by [[right-to-left shunt|right-to-left]] or [[bidirectional shunt|bidirectional]] [[shunt (medical)|shunting]], or malposition of the [[great arteries]]. | A '''cyanotic heart defect''' is a group-type of [[congenital]] [[congenital heart defect|heart defects]] ('''CHD'''s). The patient appears blue ([[cyanosis|cyanotic]]), due to deoxygenated [[blood]] bypassing the [[lung]]s and entering the [[systemic circulation]]. This can be caused by [[right-to-left shunt|right-to-left]] or [[bidirectional shunt|bidirectional]] [[shunt (medical)|shunting]], or malposition of the [[great arteries]]. Such defects include [[persistent truncus arteriosus]], [[total anomalous pulmonary venous connection]], [[tetralogy of Fallot]], [[transposition of the great vessels]], and [[tricuspid atresia]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-in-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]; Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[3]
Overview
A cyanotic heart defect is a group-type of congenital heart defects (CHDs). The patient appears blue (cyanotic), due to deoxygenated blood bypassing the lungs and entering the systemic circulation. This can be caused by right-to-left or bidirectional shunting, or malposition of the great arteries. Such defects include persistent truncus arteriosus, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great vessels, and tricuspid atresia.