pulmonary atresia

Etiology

• associated with patent ductus arteriosis
• may occur with ventricular septal defect

Pathology

• atresia of the pulmonic valve

Clinical manifestations

• cyanosis
• tachypnea
• fatigue
• feeding difficulty
• dyspnea

Diagnostic procedures

• electrocardiogram
• echocardiogram
• pulse oximetry
• cardiac catheterization

Complications

• growth retardation
• seizures
• stroke
• endocarditis
• heart failure
• death

Management

• prostaglandin E1 maintains a patent ductus arterosis
• surgical correction

More general terms

• atresia (atretic, atresic, imperforate)
• congenital heart disease; congenital cyanotic heart disease
• valvular heart disease

Additional terms

• pulmonic valve (valve of pulmonary trunk)