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What Are The Physiological Consequences Of Transposition Of The Great Vessels?
Heather, a newborn baby, needs a surgery because she was born with an aorta that arises from the right ventricle and a pulmonary trunk that issuess from the left ventricle, a condition called transposition of the great vessels.What are the physiological conseqences of this defect?
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
In this case Impure blood flows to the body tissues and pure blood goes to the lungs again for purification.
Life is incompatible without communication between systemic and pulmonary circulation.
Baby needs urgent surgery.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
In this case Impure blood flows to the body tissues and pure blood goes to the lungs again for purification.
Life is incompatible without communication between systemic and pulmonary circulation.
Baby needs urgent surgery.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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