persistent truncus arteriosus , PTA (Abkürzung)

A failure of the aorticopulmonary septum to divide the great vessels results in persistent truncus arteriosus.

Some other causes of right-to-left shunting include Transposition of the great vessels and Persistent truncus arteriosus.

Persistent truncus arteriosus (or Truncus arteriosus), also known as Common arterial trunk, is a rare form of congenital heart disease that presents at birth.

Microablation of the cardiac neural crest in developing chick embryos and genetic anomalies affecting this population of cells in rodents results in persistent truncus arteriosus.

Failure of the truncus arteriosus to close results in the condition known as Persistent Truncus Arteriosus, or simply "Truncus arteriosus," one of many cyanotic heart defects or congenital heart defects.