"Tricuspid Atresia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Absence of the orifice between the RIGHT ATRIUM and RIGHT VENTRICLE, with the presence of an atrial defect through which all the systemic venous return reaches the left heart. As a result, there is left ventricular hypertrophy (HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR) because the right ventricle is absent or not functional.
| Descriptor ID |
D018785
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.920 C14.280.400.920 C14.280.484.845 C16.131.240.400.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Tricuspid Atresia- Tricuspid Atresia
- Atresias, Tricuspid
- Tricuspid Atresias
- Tricuspid Valve Atresia
- Atresia, Tricuspid Valve
- Atresias, Tricuspid Valve
- Tricuspid Valve Atresias
- Valve Atresia, Tricuspid
- Valve Atresias, Tricuspid
- Absent Right Atrioventricular Connection
- Atresia, Tricuspid
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tricuspid Atresia" by people in Profiles.
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The modified Fontan procedure and prolonged pleural effusions. Am Surg. 2009 Feb; 75(2):175-7.
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The modified Fontan procedure: early and late results in 132 adult patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Jun; 125(6):1252-9.