Zakhar, four days old, has transposition of the great arteries, a severe congenital heart defect in which the two large arteries that carry blood out of the heart are connected to the heart abnormally not allowing him to get enough oxygenated blood.
The semi-urgent procedure transposition of the great arteries is usually performed in the first weeks of life. Local surgeon Dr. Orlov performed the arterial switch operation in Nizhny Novgorod with supervision from Dr. Novick.
