Sometimes, a baby's heart doesn't grow the way it should in the womb. This can cause a rare defect called truncus arteriosus. The main pulmonary artery is the vessel that carries blood from the ...

1 = common "right" ventricle (arrow points to atrial appendage); 2 = rudimentary septums; 3 = atrioventricular canals; 4 = "left" atriums; 5 = semilunar valves leading to the truncus; 6 ...

Truncus arteriosus is a developmental defect of the heart where there is only a single artery in the heart that carries blood both to the lungs and the rest of the body instead of two separate ...

Q: Which specialist do I consult for treatment of heart disease in my child? A: You have to consult your pediatrician who will then refer you to a pediatric ...

Truncus arteriosus. In this type of heart defect, only one artery, instead of two, carries blood from the heart. This is a condition that some babies are born with. When a baby has truncus ...

“Heart defect was never, it was never on our radar,” said Anne Mills, whose son Ollie was born with a rare defect called truncus arteriosus. It was first discovered during their 20-week ...

“Very rare, very rare," he said. "There are five different types of Truncus Arteriosus. And of the five he has the rarest form of it." They were at the right place, at the right time. The ...

A team of doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, on Wednesday successfully carried out the first `Truncus Arteriosus’ heart surgery in Nigeria. The News Agency of ...

Zaki Abdullah Kabir, 17, from Lambeth, was recognised at the NHS Cadets ceremony in Bristol on Sunday night for promoting understanding around truncus arteriosus. The rare birth defect can lead to ...