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When someon has trasposition of the great vessels they can expect coronary Heart disease, heart valve problems, and arrhythmias (too fast, too slow, or irregular heart beat)
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What is the congenital heart disease in which 2 major arteries of the heart are reversed in position resulting in 2 noncommunicating circulatory systems?
Transposition Of The Great Vessels
What are the most common congenital heart defects in early childhood?
symptomatic include ventricular septal defect (VSD), transposition of the great vessels (TGV), tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation of the aorta, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
What do you call those people who have heart and organs on the right side of their body?
They are called 'Normal People' with 'dextrocardiac' position (if only the heart is on the right side of the thoracic cavity). Often times, their major blood vessels may be positioned in relation to the dextrocardia, then the condition is also termed with TGV (transposition of great vessels).
What are the symptoms of transposition of the great arteries?
Transposition of the great arteries is a birth defect causing a fatal condition in which there is a reversal, or switch, in the truncal connections of the two main (great) blood vessels to the heart, the aorta and pulmonary artery.
How can transposition of the great arteries be prevented?
Because there is no identifiable cause, there is no way to prevent this condition.
What is balloon atrial septostomy?
Balloon atrial septostomy is the standard procedure for correcting transposition of the great arteries;
What is the prognosis for a patient with transposition of the great arteries?
Left untreated, this disease is fatal within the first weeks of life.
What were the consequences of the great depression for Great Britain?
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The top of the heart where the great vessels emerge is?
The Base
What is the Medical term meaning area between the lungs where the heart the great vessels and the distal trachea are located?
The mediastinum contains the heart, great vessels, and distal trachea.
Great depression in a sentence?
The Great Depression had long-lasting consequences for our country.
What were the consequences of Great Britain from India?
They got screwed.
