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Type II truncus arteriosus

MedGen UID:
866786
Concept ID:
C4021137
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Persistent truncus arteriosus type II; Type 2 truncus arteriosus
 
HPO: HP:0011608

Definition

Truncus arteriosus (single great artery leaving the base of the heart, giving rise to the coronary, pulmonary, and systemic arteries) with each pulmonary artery arising separate from each other on the posterior or lateral aspect of the truncus. [from HPO]

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Etiology

Zhang Y, Li SJ, Yan J, Hu SS, Shen XD, Xu JP
J Card Surg 2012 Mar;27(2):228-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01423.x. PMID: 22458281
Rubay JE, Raphael D, Sluysmans T, Vanoverschelde JL, Robert A, Schoevaerdts JC, Marchandise B, Dion RA
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 Aug;60(2 Suppl):S78-82. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00304-4. PMID: 7646215

Diagnosis

Wada Y, Kawai T, Nishiyama K, Nagashima K, Shirakata S, Oga K, Oka T
Jpn J Surg 1989 Nov;19(6):751-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02471728. PMID: 2607699

Prognosis

Zhang Y, Li SJ, Yan J, Hu SS, Shen XD, Xu JP
J Card Surg 2012 Mar;27(2):228-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01423.x. PMID: 22458281
Rubay JE, Raphael D, Sluysmans T, Vanoverschelde JL, Robert A, Schoevaerdts JC, Marchandise B, Dion RA
Ann Thorac Surg 1995 Aug;60(2 Suppl):S78-82. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00304-4. PMID: 7646215
SMITH GW, THOMPSON WM Jr, DAMMANN JF Jr, MULLER WH Jr
Circulation 1964 Apr;29:SUPPL:108-13. PMID: 14150950

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