transposition of the great arteries

synonym: transposition of the great vessels
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11315

Congenital cardiovascular malformation in which the position of the chief blood vessels of the heart (aorta and pulmonary artery) is reversed.

Note: Survival then depends on a crossflow of blood between the right and left sides of the heart, as through a ventricular septal defect.
See also: conal growth hypothesis
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 814 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'transposition of the great arteries' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11315 RIS BibTex EndNote
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