Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Transposition of the great arteries; TGA; d-TGA
Symptoms
- Blueness of the skin
- Clubbing of the fingers or toes
- Poor feeding
- Shortness of breath
Signs and tests
The health care provider may detect a heart murmur while listening to the chest with a stethoscope. The baby's mouth and skin will be a blue color.
Tests often include the following:
- Cardiac catheterization
- Chest x-ray
- ECG
- Echocardiogram (if done before birth, it is called a fetal echocardiogram)
- Pulse oximetry (to check blood oxygen level)
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Transposition of the great vessels 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)
