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Descriptor English: Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent
Descriptor Spanish: Tronco Arterial Persistente
Descriptor tronco arterioso persistente
Entry term(s) Tronco Arterial Común
tronco arterial persistente
tronco arterioso común
Scope note: Anomalía congénita causada por un desarrollo fallido del TRONCO ARTERIOSO en una AORTA y una ARTERIA PULMONAR separadas. Se caracteriza por un tronco arterial único que constituye la salida de ambos VENTRÍCULOS CARDIACOS y da lugar a las arterias sistémicas, pulmonares y coronarias. Se acompaña siempre de un defecto del tabique ventricular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Persistência do Tronco Arterial
Descriptor French: Tronc artériel commun
Entry term(s): Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
Truncus Arteriosus Communis
Tree number(s): C14.240.400.560.098.500
C14.280.400.560.098.500
C16.131.240.400.560.098.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014339
Scope note: A congenital anomaly caused by the failed development of TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS into separate AORTA and PULMONARY ARTERY. It is characterized by a single arterial trunk that forms the outlet for both HEART VENTRICLES and gives rise to the systemic, pulmonary, and coronary arteries. It is always accompanied by a ventricular septal defect.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Heart Defects, Congenital (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
DeCS ID: 14743
Unique ID: D014339
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Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent - Preferred
Concept UI M0022052
Scope note A congenital anomaly caused by the failed development of TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS into separate AORTA and PULMONARY ARTERY. It is characterized by a single arterial trunk that forms the outlet for both HEART VENTRICLES and gives rise to the systemic, pulmonary, and coronary arteries. It is always accompanied by a ventricular septal defect.
Preferred term Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent
Entry term(s) Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
Truncus Arteriosus Communis



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