What is the treatment for tga?
Medication. The medication prostaglandin E1 (alprostadil) helps keep the connection between the aorta and pulmonary artery open (ductus arteriosus), increasing blood flow and improving mixing of oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood until surgery can be performed. Atrial septostomy.
Symptoms are primarily severe neonatal cyanosis and occasionally heart failure, if there is an associated VSD. Heart sounds and murmurs vary depending on the
Surgery: Within a baby's first two weeks, transposition of the great arteries is surgically repaired through a procedure called an “arterial switch.” While supported by
Treatments. Inova Children's Heart Program offers the arterial switch procedure to correct transposition of the great arteries (TGA). During the switch procedure,
In most cases of transposition, an arterial switch operation is performed. The arterial switch operation involves cutting off the aorta and pulmonary arteries just
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a type of heart defect that your baby is born with (congenital). In this condition, the two arteries that carry blood out of the
How is TGA treated? All children with a TGA will need to have surgery to fix it. Your baby will likely be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
Medical Care. Initial treatment of transposition of the great arteries consists of maintaining ductal patency with continuous intravenous (IV)
