"Truncus Arteriosus" 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.
The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the PULMONARY ARTERY.
| Descriptor ID |
D014338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.541.278.930 A16.378.303.930
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truncus Arteriosus" by people in Profiles.
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Initial Experience with Elective Perventricular Melody Valve Placement in Small Patients. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Mar; 38(3):575-581.
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Common arterial trunk: review of surgical strategies and future research. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2011 Dec; 9(12):1527-38.