Congenital Disorders IV
Cardiovascular System
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Background
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(A)
Tetralogy of Fallot{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"}]}
(B)
Transposition of the great vessels{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"}]}
(C)
Tricuspid atresia{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"}]}
(D)
Truncus arteriosus{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"}]}
(E)
Patent ductus arteriosus{"ops":[{"insert":"\n"}]}
References
{"ops":[{"insert":"BAILLIARD F, ANDERSON RH. Tetralogy of Fallot. Orphanet J Rare Dis [online] 2009 Jan 13:2 [viewed 13 September 2019] Available from: http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19144126"},{"insert":"\n","attributes":{"list":"ordered"}},{"insert":"RAO PS. Management of Congenital Heart Disease: State of the Art-Part II-Cyanotic Heart Defects. Children (Basel) [online] 2019 Apr 4 [viewed 15 September 2019] Available from: http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30987364"},{"insert":"\n","attributes":{"list":"ordered"}},{"insert":"Bernstein, Daniel. Tetralogy of Fallot [online]. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 2020 [viewed 15 September 2019]. Available from: https:\/\/www.us.elsevierhealth.com\/nelson-textbook-of-pediatrics-2-volume-set-9781455775668.htm"},{"insert":"\n","attributes":{"list":"ordered"}}]}
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