Abstract:Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) remains one of the most common and severe underdiagnosed congenital cardiac anomalies in the prenatal period. Unfortunately, despite advances in prenatal ultrasound screening, the detection rate of major congenital heart defects (CHDs) remains low. We present the case of a preterm male infant delivered limp with generalized cyanosis and in respiratory distress at 36 weeks gestation with postnatal echocardiography (ECHO) depicting dextro-TGA (d-TGA). Maternal prenatal t… Show more
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