Dextro-transposition of the great arteries natural history

Dextro-transposition of the great arteries/complete transposition of the great arteries Microchapters
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Causes of dextro-transposition of the great arteries
Differentiating dextro-transposition of the great arteries from other Diseases
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Transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [5]

Overview

Prognosis

The prognosis on simple d-TGA depends mainly on the presence of cardiac shunts such as FO, ASD, VSD, and DA. If one or more of these defects are present, blood will be mixed, allowing a small amount of oxygen to be delivered to the body, giving an opportunity to the newborn to survive long enough to receive corrective surgery. With complex d-TGA, the infant will fail to thrive and is unlikely to survive longer than a year if corrective surgery is not performed. Generally, if the defect (d-TGA) is not corrected during the first year of life, the patient's condition will deteriorate to the point of inoperability. Modern repair procedures within the ideal timeframe and without additional complications have a very high success rate.

Acknowledgements and Initial Contributors to Page

Leida Perez, M.D.

External links

• Diagram at kumc.edu
• Diagram and description at umich.edu
• Overview at pediheart.org
• Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
• Mayo Clinic, Arizona - Florida - Minnesota, USA