A 1-Month-Old Infant Was Diagnosed with Truncus Arteriosus with a Ventricular

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Multiple Choice

A 1-month-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus with a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following would also be expected?

• A) Hypertrophy of the aorta and major arteries
• B) Transposition of the aorta and the pulmonary trunk
• C) The aorta returning blood to the right atrium
• D) Blood from both ventricles mixing in a common vessel

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