Transposition of the great arteries



Transposition of the great arteries

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Transposition of the great arteries

Illustration showing transposition of the great arteries

In transposition of the great arteries, the placement of the main arteries leading away from the heart — the aorta and the pulmonary artery — is switched (transposed).
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