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What is the heart condition called double outlet ventricle syndrome?

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Congenital : This is a congenital heart disease in which both great arteries, i.e. Aorta and pulmonary artery originate from a single ventricle which could be either the right or left ventricle.

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Complex heart defect: A double outlet ventricle refers to a heart defect in which both great arteries (the aorta and the pulmonary artery) are connected to the same ventricle. The most common is a double outlet right ventricle. These types of heart defects require surgical intervention.

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