Congenital Heart Disease

Transposition of Great Arteries

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

A complete transposition usually is diagnosed shortly after birth due to the baby's increasing blue coloration or cyanosis. There may or may not be a heart murmur or extra sound in the heartbeat.

Tests may include:

• Oxygen saturation test
• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
• Chest X-ray
• Echocardiogram
• Cardiac catheterization

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated May 8, 2007