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Descriptor
English
:
Pulmonary Atresia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Atresia Pulmonar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Atresia Pulmonar
Synonyms
English
:
Atresia, Pulmonary
Pulmonary Valve Atresia
Tree Number:
C14.240.850.937
C14.280.484.640
C16.131.240.850.906
Definition
English
:
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
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
DF: PULM ATRESIA
History Note
English
:
95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
32058
Unique Identifier:
D018633
Occurrence in VHL
:
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