Transposition of the great vessels

Transposition of the great vessels
Other namesd-TGA, Congenital heart defect - transposition[1]
Illustration of transposition of the great vessels
SpecialtyMedical genetics Edit this on Wikidata

Transposition of the great vessels (TGV) is a group of congenital heart defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of any of the great vessels: superior and/or inferior venae cavae, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, and aorta. Congenital heart diseases involving only the primary arteries (pulmonary artery and aorta) belong to a sub-group called transposition of the great arteries (TGA), which is considered the most common congenital heart lesion that presents in neonates.[2]

  1. ^ "Transposition of the great arteries: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Warnes CA (2006). "Transposition of the Great Arteries". Circulation. 114 (24): 2699–2709. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.105.592352. PMID 17159076.