Open AccessTruncus Arteriosus Type 1: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kowshik Chakma,
Nawshin Siraj,
Nusrat Ghafoor,
SM Shaheedul Islam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ibrahim cardiac medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-0971
pISSN - 2223-0963
DOI - 10.3329/icmj.v4i2.52994
Subject(s) - truncus arteriosus , cardiology , medicine , heart disease , pulmonary artery , ductus arteriosus , truncus , tricuspid valve , aorta , pulmonary hypertension , tetralogy of fallot
Truncus arteriosus communis (TAC) is a rare heart disorder with the prevalence of approximately 1%, mostly in male newborns with congenital heart defect (CHD). In this disease, aorta and pulmonary artery have not separated during fetal development and both originate jointly from a truncal vessel. In addition, various disorders are reported as associations of mitral and tricuspid valve defects, atrial septal defect (ASD), pulmonary hypertension, increase in heart rate and discharge syndrome.
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