- Concept UI
- M0021842
- Scope Note
- A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which the AORTA arises entirely from the RIGHT VENTRICLE, and the PULMONARY ARTERY arises from the LEFT VENTRICLE. Consequently, the pulmonary and the systemic circulations are parallel and not sequential, so that the venous return from the peripheral circulation is re-circulated by the right ventricle via aorta to the systemic circulation without being oxygenated in the lungs. This is a potentially lethal form of heart disease in newborns and infants.
- Terms
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Transposition of Great Vessels
Preferred Term
Term UI
T041581
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1965)
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Dextro-Looped Transposition of the Great Arteries
Term UI
T769311
Date04/14/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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Transposition of Great Arteries
Term UI
T769312
Date04/14/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID