tricuspid atresia…

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heart, section, the middle, tri atresia, tricuspid atresia, type of congenital heart disease, blood is unable to flow, right atrium, right ventricle, the tricuspid valve is missing, abnormally developed, tricuspid atresia, uncommon form of congenital heart disease, normal body, unoxygenated blood flows, right atrium, the tricuspid valve, right ventricle, lungs, tricuspid valve is absent, malformed, blood cannot pass, right atrium, right ventricle, cannot enter the lungs to be oxygenated, unoxygenated blood to reach the lungs, must flow, right atrium, left atrium, a hole, the foramen ovale, passageway, in the fetal heart that, closes shortly after birth, left atrium, blood then flows, left ventricle, right ventricle, a hole, a ventricular septal defect, vsd, aorta, blood flows, left ventricle, aorta, another fetal passageway that, closes, the ductus arteriosus, allows some, the blood to flow, pulmonary artery, supplies the lungs, less than optimal blood flow, puts a strain on the left ventricle, must now pump the blood supply, the body, lungs, infants, tricuspid atresia generally, cyanotic, bluish discoloration of skin, mixing of deoxygenated blood, oxygenated blood, in the aorta, become short of breath, dyspneic, various surgical approaches have been developed, vary depending on the age, time the surgery, cyanosis, bluish discoloration, the skin, fatigued, shortness of breath, dyspnea, clubbing of fingers, toes, condition discovered, routine prenatal ultrasound imaging, upon examination shortly after birth, cyanosis present from birth, a heart murmur, present at birth, increase in loudness over several months, ecg, left ventricular hypertrophy, echocardiogram, absent tricuspid valve, small right ventricle, definitive diagnosis, chest x-ray, heart enlargement, cardiac catheterization, rarely performed, surgery is necessary, repair the abnormal circulation created by tricuspid atresia, approaches vary depending on the severity, the defect, a series, operations, surgical treatment initially, shunt, bypass, aorta, pulmonary arteries, definitive treatment, a fontan operation, systemic venous return is connected, pulmonary arterial tree, improvement, expected, most surgical procedures, unexpected death, heart arrhythmias, sudden death, call baby's health care provider, new symptoms develop, no known way, prevent tricuspid atresia.