266. Transposition of the Great Arteries

Today's episode will be the second of a pediatric cardiovascular surgery podcast series overviewing cyanotic congenital heart defects, brought to you by Luckshi Rajendran, a visiting medical student from the University of British Columbia. The topic of today's podcast is transposition of the great arteries. By the end of the podcast you should be able to: define transposition of the great arteries as a cause of cyanotic heart disease Understand the embryology and pathophysiology of the disease Outline the clinical presentation Describe currently available management strategies