Functional pulmonary atresia in newborn with normal intracardiac anatomy: Successful treatment with inhaled nitric oxide and pulmonary vasodilators

• Main Authors: Gürkan Altun (Author), Kadir Babaoglu (Author), Köksal Binnetoglu (Author), Nazan Kavas (Author), Ayse Engin Arisoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Functional pulmonary atresia is characterized by a structurally normal pulmonary valve that does not open during right ventricular ejection. It is usually associated with Ebstein's anomaly, Uhl's anomaly, neonatal Marfan syndrome and tricuspid valve dysplasia. However, functional pulmonary...