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Arterial Switch Operation

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That is, right ventricle is connecting to aorta, and left ventricle to pulmonary artery. That is, pulmonary artery is transposed over to the right ventricle, and aorta over to the left ventricle, so that normal anatomy is restored. In simple terms, arterial switch is restoring the normal connections.

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Evaluation of JVP

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To revise the anatomy lessons, this is the external jugular vein and this is the internal jugular vein. Right atrial hypertrophy as in tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary hypertension. But in a VSD with pulmonary hypertension A wave is not prominent.

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Basics of Echocardiography

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A good knowledge of the anatomy of the heart is needed for interpretation of images from each view. The aorta, right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary artery up to its bifurcation is imaged in the upward angulation shown in the left panel. Colour flow shows the flow in pulmonary artery.