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Tricuspid atresia (TA) is best defined as the absence of the right atrioventricular valve in the presence of an atrial septal defect. There is frequently morphologic right ventricular hypoplasia, which connects to the dominant ventricle via a ventricular septal defect.
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Transthoracic echocardiography in four chamber view showing tricuspid atresia (TA) as a fibromuscular tissue in place of TV, associated with hypoplastic right ventricle (RV) (WMV 193 kb)
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Large defect in the interatrial septum (large ASD) which is an obligatory right to left shunt (WMV 185 kb)
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Color flow imaging of the same patient showing a large ASD and small VSD (WMV 325 kb)
Tricuspid Atresia: Injection via arterial line in LV shows rudimentary RV with coincident opacification of aorta and pulmonary artery suggestive for tricuspid atresia and VSD (WMV 888 kb)
Tricuspid Atresia: Injection via arterial line in LV shows rudimentary RV with coincident opacification of aorta and pulmonary artery suggestive for tricuspid atresia and VSD (WMV 956 kb)
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Transthoracic echocardiography in four chamber view showing tricuspid atresia (TA) as a fibromuscular tissue in place of TV, associated with hypoplastic right ventricle (RV) (WMV 193 kb)
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Large defect in the interatrial septum (large ASD) which is an obligatory right to left shunt (WMV 185 kb)
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Color flow imaging of the same patient showing a large ASD and small VSD (WMV 325 kb)
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Sadeghpour, A., Alizadeasl, A. (2014). Tricuspid Atresia. In: Sadeghpour, A., Kyavar, M., Alizadehasl, A. (eds) Comprehensive Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6383-1_27
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