Glossary

Pulmonary atresia
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Cyanotic cardiac defect: a condition in which the connection between the ventricle and the pulmonary artery is missing. An extreme form of tetralogy of Fallot is present if there is a septal defect that is ‘overridden’ by the aorta

Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Last updated: 2009-04-28