Blue baby syndrome (or simply, blue baby) occurs when newborn babies have cyanotic heart defects, such as:
- Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
- Transposition of the great vessels
- Tricuspid atresia
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Read more about Blue Baby Syndrome: Tetralogy of Fallot, Other Causes, Surgery
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