Diseases

Aortopulmonary Septal Defect

A developmental abnormality in which the spiral (aortopulmonary) septum failed to completely divide the TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS into ASCENDING AORTA and PULMONARY ARTERY. This abnormal communication between the two major vessels usually lies above their respective valves (AORTIC VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE).

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Abstract

A developmental abnormality in which the spiral (aortopulmonary) septum failed to completely divide the TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS into ASCENDING AORTA and PULMONARY ARTERY. This abnormal communication between the two major vessels usually lies above their respective valves (AORTIC VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE).

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  • Aorticopulmonary Septal Defect
  • Aorticopulmonary Septal Defects
  • Aortopulmonary Septal Defects
  • Septal Defect, Aorticopulmonary
  • Septal Defect, Aortopulmonary
  • Septal Defects, Aorticopulmonary
  • Septal Defects, Aortopulmonary

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(84); was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1984-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Aorta, Thoracic/abnormalities (1966-1983)
  • Aorta/abnormalities (1966-1983)
  • Heart Defects, Congenital (1966-1983)
  • Pulmonary Artery/abnormalities (1966-1983)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aortopulmonary Septal Defect. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001028. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001028
  2. Aortopulmonary Septal Defect. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortopulmonary_septal_defect
  3. Aortopulmonary Septal Defect. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4778774