Total correction of transposition of the great vessels

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].

Left atrial pacing following Mustard's correction of transposition of the great vessels.

large amounts of aluminum-containing particles are introduced into the respiratory tract.18’19 While metallic aluminum and M203 dusts seem to have a fibrogenic potential in the lungs, the risk in most occupational settings is believed to be small. The patient described in this report worked in confined quarters aboard ship, where he was exposed exelusively to aerosols of oxidized aluminum. Conc...