Ella Grace Crandell Born With Heart Defects in Atlanta
The Crandell family learned the gender of their next child on September 7 2012 and Ella Grace was born January 6 2013 in Atlanta six weeks early with three congenital heart defects Transposition of the great arteries Coarctation of the Aorta and Ventricular Septal Defect She underwent three major heart surgeries by age one and her family now raises awareness for congenital heart defects with the American Heart Association urging CSRA involvement.
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Ella Grace Crandell
Atlanta
Beth Crandell
Ella Grace
Pital
Ethan
CSRA
American Heart Association
I-Transposition and Coarctation Of The Aorta Summary
The text explains I-transposition of the great arteries where the ventricles are reversed but the great arteries are also inverted, creating a double reversal that can allow oxygenated blood to reach the body. It contrasts this with d-transposition and defines coarctation of the aorta as narrowing that impairs blood flow and may raise blood pressure or harm the heart.
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