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

question 6

Multiple Choice

A 1-month-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (TA) with a ventricular septal defect.This condition results in:

• 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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