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Transposition of Great Vessels

Medical Definition: A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which the aorta arises entirely from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery from the left ventricle, so that the venous return from the peripheral circulation is recirculated by the right ventricle via the aorta to the systemic circulation without being oxygenated in the lungs.
Guide Notes: do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Transposition of Great Vessels Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Double Outlet Right Ventricle - Incomplete transposition of the great vessels in which both the aorta and the pulmonary artery arise from the right ventricle, often associated with a subaortic ventricular septal defect.

Transposition of Great Vessels Medical Definitions and Terms

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