Pulmonary Trunk

Known as: Main Pulmonary Artery 
An artery arising from the right ventricle of the heart that bifurcates into the left and right pulmonary arteries.
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2006
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2006
Patent ductus arteriosus.
The patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a vascular structure that connects the proximal descending aorta to the roof of the main… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Capacitative calcium entry and TRPC channel proteins are expressed in rat distal pulmonary arterial smooth muscle.
Mammalian homologs of transient receptor potential (TRP) genes in Drosophila encode TRPC proteins, which make up cation channels… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Histologic abnormalities of the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease: clinical relevance to the ross procedure.
OBJECTIVE Bicuspid aortic valve disease is often associated with dilation of the aortic root and ascending aorta. This study… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Catheter closure of moderate- to large-sized patent ductus arteriosus using the new Amplatzer duct occluder: immediate and short-term results.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and short-term results of anterograde catheter closure of a moderate… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Pulmonary regurgitation in the late postoperative follow-up of tetralogy of Fallot. Volumetric quantitation by nuclear magnetic resonance velocity mapping.
BACKGROUND Pulmonary regurgitation frequently occurs after surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot. To date, reliable… (More)
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1990
Highly Cited
1990
Long-term outcome after surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defect. Follow-up at 27 to 32 years.
BACKGROUND Atrial septal defects have been surgically correctable for more than 30 years. The long-term survival rates among… (More)
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Inositol trisphosphate-induced calcium release and contraction in vascular smooth muscle.
Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) caused Ca release and tension development in rabbit main pulmonary artery smooth muscle… (More)
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1984
Highly Cited
1984
CT-determined pulmonary artery diameters in predicting pulmonary hypertension.
This study was to determine if the diameters of pulmonary arteries measured from computed tomographic (CT) scans could be used 1… (More)
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1972
Highly Cited
1972
SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING IN MAMMALIAN SMOOTH MUSCLES
The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) was studied in the smooth muscles of rabbit main pulmonary artery, mesenteric vein, aorta… (More)
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1969
Highly Cited
1969
Pulmonary arterial pulse wave velocity and impedance in man.
Tlie differential pressure method of Womersley and McDonald was used to measure instantaneous blood flow in the main pulmonary… (More)
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