I don't think that truly know what causes Truncus. Maybe it is just a fluke during the time we were developing. My theory is that mine was caused by my dad's exposure to agent orange during the Vietnam War. Who knows if that will ever be proved, but that is my thoughts.
It's my nearly 10yrs old that has ta1 so far has had 3 ohs, 1st one at 15 days old last 2 she was 5yrs old had to do 3rd after 2nd repair didn't go to well and resulted in tilly now having constant migraines head and tummy also croup. She's on meds f...
APRIL 27TH 2017 my son jacob was born in mitchell sd. Within hours of his birth he was flown to sioux falls sd after discovering his heart condition. The very next day he was flown to Omaha children's hospital, in route to the hospital his intestines...
My nephew Kai was diagnosed 3 weeks after birth. My sister, Tanja, took him to his pediatrition after she noticed he was sleeping most of the time and gained little to no weight as he mostly fell asleep during feeds.
He was diagnosed almost immed...
Truncus Arteriosus type II, 1979 vintage, born and bred in Chile.
Had my 1st open-heart surgery in 1981 in San Francisco (USA) and the 2nd one in 1991, in Boston (USA). Might have the 3rd one towards the end of this year (2018) but the jury's sti...