Truncus arteriosus

Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly characterized by a single arterial trunk arising from the heart by means of a single semilunar valve (<I>i.e.</I> truncal valve). Pulmonary arteries originate from the common arterial trunk distal to the coronary arteries and proximal to the first brachiocephalic branch of the aortic arch. TA typically overrides a large outlet ventricular septal defect (VSD). The intracardiac anatomy usually displays situs solitus and atrioventricular (AV) concordance.

Sacral meningocele



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PMID (PMCID)
6472972
MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
Sacral meningocele with conotruncal heart defects: a possible autosomal recessive trait.
Kousseff BG.
Pediatrics. 1984;74(3):395-8.
Three of four siblings had sacral meningocele with subsequent development of hydrocephaly; two died during the neonatal period due to conotruncal heart defects (transposition of the great vessels and truncus arteriosus type I, respectively).