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transposition of the great vessels
"TGV" / transposition:
- aorta arises from RV
- pulm artery arises from LV
- intracardiac shunt
- increased pulmonary vascularity
- cyanosis
- heart size may be normal at birth
- gradually enlarges: globular or egg-on-its-side appearance
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 September 2006
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Medical College of Wisconsin