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,...
Diagnosis is made immediately after birth, when it is observed that the newborn is lacking oxygen. This is noted by the bluish color of the newborn, indicating cyanosis, a lack of oxygen. A definite...
means all the major arteries of the heart are attached essentially backwards... which is bad... usually leads to death very very quickly after birth, but after the mustard procedure was invented in...