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- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Truncus
Symptoms
- Bluish skin (cyanosis)
- Delayed growth or growth failure
- Fatigue
- Lethargy
Poor feeding - Rapid breathing (tachypnea)
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Widening of the finger tips (clubbing)
Signs and tests
A murmur is usually heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope.
Tests include:
- ECG
- Echocardiogram
- Heart catheterization (only needed in rare cases to help with the diagnosis or in planning a treatment strategy)
- MRI of the heart
- X-ray of the chest
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Truncus arteriosus Treatment
Review Date: 12/21/2009
Reviewed By: Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of
Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
