What is Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum?
What is Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum?
- Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum: A very rare heart defect where the opening that allows blood to travel from the heart to the lung is narrowed or absent which impairs the body's ability to oxygenate blood. Death generally occurs without immediate medical attention.
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum: Introduction
How serious is Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum?
Complications of Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum:
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What are the symptoms of Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum?
Symptoms of Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum:
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Complications of Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum:
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Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum:
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Name of Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum
Main name of condition: Pulmonary atresia - intact ventricular septum
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