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Pulmonary Atresia

"Pulmonary Atresia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A congenital heart defect characterized by the narrowing or complete absence of the opening between the RIGHT VENTRICLE and the PULMONARY ARTERY. Lacking a normal PULMONARY VALVE, unoxygenated blood in the right ventricle can not be effectively pumped into the lung for oxygenation. Clinical features include rapid breathing, CYANOSIS, right ventricle atrophy, and abnormal heart sounds (HEART MURMURS).


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pulmonary Atresia" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Pulmonary Atresia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 16 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2005 and 2007 and 2019
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