Dextro-transposition of the great arteries history and symptoms


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Overview
Dextro-transposition of the great arteries present as a cyanotic heart disease

Symptoms

 * Cyanosis will appear soon, due to the low oxygen saturation of the blood. Peripheral areas such as around the mouth and lips, fingertips, and toes are affected first because they are furthest from the heart, and since the circulated blood is not fully oxygenated to begin with, very little oxygen reaches the peripheral arteries.
 * Clubbing of the fingers and toes.
 * Indrawing beneath the ribcage and rapid breathing; this is likely a homeostatic reflex of the autonomic nervous system in response to hypoxic hypoxia.
 * Fatigue and weakness, particularly during feeding or playing
 * Failure to thrive.
 * Syncopic episodes

Acknowledgements and Initial Contributors to Page
Leida Perez, M.D.