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Pulmonary Atresia
- Abnormal blood flow (as indicated by the shaded blue arrow) is from the right atrium and right ventricle through an atrial septal defect to the left side of the heart.
- Blood can reach the pulmonary arteries only through a patent ductus arteriosus.
- 10% of Congenital Heart Disease
- Unequal division of trunks causes cusps to fuse to form a dome with a narrow/non-existent lumen.
- Heart-lung transplantation may be the only therapy.
Image source: Report of the Review and Implementation Committee for The Report of the Manitoba Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest May 2001 image showing heart abnormalities courtesy Government of Manitoba.
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