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Preferred term

Pulmonary Atresia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A congenital heart defect characterized by the narrowing or complete absence of the opening between the RIGHT VENTRICLE and the PULMONARY ARTERY. Lacking a normal PULMONARY VALVE, unoxygenated blood in the right ventricle can not be effectively pumped into the lung for oxygenation. Clinical features include rapid breathing, CYANOSIS, right ventricle atrophy, and abnormal heart sounds (HEART MURMURS).

Entry terms

  • Atresia, Pulmonary
  • Atresia, Pulmonary Valve
  • Atresias, Pulmonary
  • Atresias, Pulmonary Valve
  • Pulmonary Atresias
  • Pulmonary Valve Atresia
  • Pulmonary Valve Atresias

In other languages

  • French

  • Atrésie de la valve pulmonaire
  • Atrésie valvulaire pulmonaire
  • Atrésies pulmonaires

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QXTVZBKR-H

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