Transposition of the Great Vessels
Alternate Names : Transposition of the Great Arteries
DefinitionTransposition of the great vessels is a congenital heart defect in which the two major vessels that carry blood away from the heart, the aorta, and the pulmonary artery, are switched (transposed).
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