Dextro-transposition of the great arteries natural history, Complications & Prognosis
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Dextro-transposition of the great arteries/complete transposition of the great arteries Microchapters |
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Differentiating dextro-transposition of the great arteries from other Diseases |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]; Atif Mohammad, M.D., Priyamvada Singh, MBBS
Prognosis
The prognosis on simple d-TGA depends mainly on the presence of cardiac shunts such as FO, ASD, VSD, and DA. If one or more of these defects are present, blood will be mixed, allowing a small amount of oxygen to be delivered to the body, giving an opportunity to the newborn to survive long enough to receive corrective surgery.
With complex d-TGA, the infant will fail to thrive and is unlikely to survive longer than a year if corrective surgery is not performed. Generally, if the defect (d-TGA) is not corrected during the first year of life, the patient's condition will deteriorate to the point of inoperability.
Modern repair procedures within the ideal timeframe and without additional complications have a very high success rate.
References
Acknowledgements and Initial Contributors to Page
Leida Perez, M.D.
External links
- Diagram at kumc.edu
- Diagram and description at umich.edu
- Overview at pediheart.org
- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- Mayo Clinic, Arizona - Florida - Minnesota, USA
