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Chapter 65 - Transposition of the Great Arteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2019

By
Devyani Chowdhury  and
Ramesh Kodavatiganti
Edited by
Adam C. Adler ,
Arvind Chandrakantan  and
Ronald S. Litman
Adam C. Adler
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Arvind Chandrakantan
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Ronald S. Litman
Affiliation:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Summary

This chapter provides a review of the patient with Transposition of the great arteries. The authors discuss the complexities with determining the anatomic relationships in transposition as well coexisting cardiac anomalies. The presurgical management including balloon septostomy are introduced. The surgical options and anesthetic considerations are presented.

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Transposition of the great arteriescongenital cardiac anomaliesmixingductal dependentcyanosisballoon atrial septostomy
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Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia , pp. 296 - 301
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Boris, JR. Primary care management of patients with common arterial trunk and transposition of the great arteries. Cardiol Young. 2012;22(6):761–7. PMID: 23331600.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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