Many children with congenital heart and blood vessel defects may need medical treatment such as diuretics , digoxin or other drugs.
Diuretics help the body excrete water and salts by promoting urination.
Digoxin strengthens the heart's contractions, slows the heart rate and helps remove extra fluid from body tissues. Some children may need surgery. This arterial switch procedure may be done in the first few weeks after birth or, depending on various factors, slightly later. If there's a large ventricular septal defect or other defects related to the transposition, the repair gets more complicated. Then other surgical procedures may be needed.