Five Ts of cyanotic congenital heart disease (mnemonic)

Last revised by Owen Kang on 26 Apr 2020

A mnemonic to remember the most important congenital heart defects associated with cyanosis is:

  • 5 Ts

Mnemonic

Though the mnemonic covers the most important entities, there are numerous other combined and isolated cyanotic cardiac abnormalities.

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