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=Right-to-left=
=Right-to-left=
==Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)==
==Tetralogy of Fallot==
*Abbreviated ''TOF''.
===General===
===General===
*Most common cause of a ''blue baby''.
*Most common cause of a ''blue baby''.


===Etiology===
====Etiology====
*Abnormal septation of the truncus arteriosus.
*Abnormal septation of the truncus arteriosus.


===Definition===
====Definition====
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD568>{{Ref PBoD|568}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD568>{{Ref PBoD|568}}</ref>
*Right ventricular hypertrophy.  
*Right ventricular hypertrophy.  
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==Transposition of great vessels==
==Transposition of great vessels==
*[[AKA]] ''transposition of great arteries''.
===General===
*Aorta and pulmonary trunk hooked-up to the wrong ventricle.
*Aorta and pulmonary trunk hooked-up to the wrong ventricle.
**Survivable after birth only if there is a functional shunt, e.g. (persistent) patent ductus arteriosus and/or atrial septal defect.
**Survivable after birth only if there is a functional shunt, e.g. (persistent) patent ductus arteriosus and/or atrial septal defect.
**When the ''ductus arteriosus'' closes they are in trouble.
**When the ''ductus arteriosus'' closes they are in trouble.
==Total anomalous pulmonary venous return==
*Abbreviated ''TAPVR''.
===General===
*Pulmonary veins do not attach to left atrium.
*Classified by where the veins attach.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/899491-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/899491-overview]. Accessed on: 10 March 2011.</ref>


=Other=
=Other=
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