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Pulmonary atresia classifications

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Pulmonary atresia can be classified into two forms: with intact ventricular septum and with ventricular septal defect. Additionally, pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum can be further classified into type I or type II depending largely on the complexity of the cardiac lesion as characterized by one of two patterns of pathophysiology.

Classification

Classification

There are two forms of pulmonary atresia.[1]

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS)

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD)

References

References

  1. ↑ Maganti K, Rigolin VH, Sarano ME, Bonow RO (2010). “Valvular heart disease: diagnosis and management”. Mayo Clin Proc. 85 (5): 483–500. doi:10.4065/mcp.2009.0706. PMC 2861980. PMID 20435842.


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