Transposition of Great Vessels

A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which the AORTA arises entirely from the RIGHT VENTRICLE, and the PULMONARY ARTERY arises from the LEFT VENTRICLE. Consequently, the pulmonary and the systemic circulations are parallel and not sequential, so that the venous return from the peripheral circulation is re-circulated by the right ventricle via aorta to the systemic circulation without being oxygenated in the lungs. This is a potentially lethal form of heart disease in newborns and infants.

Also Known As:

Great Vessels Transposition; Dextro-Looped Transposition of the Great Arteries; Transposition of Great Arteries; Dextro Looped Transposition of the Great Arteries; Dextro TGA; Dextro-TGAs; Great Arteries Transposition; Great Arteries Transpositions; Great Vessels Dextrotransposition; Great Vessels Dextrotranspositions; Great Vessels Levotransposition; Great Vessels Levotranspositions; Great Vessels Transpositions; Levo Looped Transposition of the Great Arteries; Levo TGA; Levo-TGAs; Dextro-TGA; Dextrotransposition of Great Vessels; Levo-Looped Transposition of the Great Arteries; Levo-TGA; Levotransposition of Great Vessels

Cardiovascular Diseases: 94258
- Heart Diseases: 26486
  - Congenital Heart Defects: 9139
    - Transposition of Great Vessels: 254
- Cardiovascular Abnormalities: 457
  - Congenital Heart Defects: 9139
    - Transposition of Great Vessels: 254
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 960
- Congenital Abnormalities: 26404
  - Cardiovascular Abnormalities: 457
    - Congenital Heart Defects: 9139
      - Transposition of Great Vessels: 254

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