Surgery for d-transposition of the great vessels.

The Surgery of Transposition of the Great Vessels.

In transposition of the great vessels the aorta gets its blood from the right side of the heart into which the caval veins enter, and the pulmonary artery arises from the left side of the heart, getting its blood from the lungs. The normal crossed circulation has changed into two parallel circulations, and the patient can live only if there are shunts between the two circulations. The interior ...

Transposition of the great vessels.

The vast majority of cases of transposition of the great vessels can be diagnosed in the first few weeks of life with electrocardiogram, x-ray and fluoroscope. The clinical pattern and the diagnostic features are described in detail. The degree of cyanosis, the characteristic heart shape and progressive increase in size coupled with generous hilar shadows all suggest this diagnosis. A new sugge...

[Transposition of the great vessels].

[Complete transposition of the great vessels].

[Corrected transposition of the great vessels].