Symptoms & Signs
Symptoms of DORV may include:
- Baby tires easily, especially when feeding
- Bluish skin color (the lips may also be blue)
- Clubbing (thickening of the nail beds) on toes and fingers (late sign)
- Failure to gain weight and grow
- Pale coloring
- Sweating
- Swollen legs or abdomen
- Trouble breathing
Diagnosis & Tests
Signs of DORV may include:
- Enlarged heart
- Heart murmur
- High blood pressure in the lungs
- Rapid breathing
- Rapid heartbeat
Tests to diagnose DORV include:
- Chest x-rays
- Passing a thin, flexible tube into the heart to examine the arteries (cardiac catheterization)
- Ultrasound exam of the heart (echocardiogram)
- Using magnets to create images of the heart (MRI)
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Review Date : 4/29/2008
Reviewed By : Mark A Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MR, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Cardiology, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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