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CSC Cardiac Nursing Subspecialty

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Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is characterized by which of the following malformations?

Aorta arising from left ventricle and pulmonary artery from right ventricle but crossing over each other abnormally
Aorta arising anteriorly from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery arising posteriorly from the left ventricle
Both aorta and pulmonary artery arising from left ventricle
Both aorta and pulmonary artery arising from right ventricle

Explanation

Answer: B - Transposition of the great arteries is characterized by the aorta arising anteriorly from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery arising posteriorly from the left ventricle. This condition is also known as dextro-looped transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA)

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