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My Child Has:
Valvar Atresia
Programs that treat this condition
 Adult Congenital Heart Service    Cardiac Surgery Program  
 Cardiology Outpatient Services  
What is Valvar Atresia?
A heart defect that occurs when the heart valve opening does not develop at all, preventing blood from passing from an atria to a ventricle, or from a ventricle to the pulmonary artery or aorta. Blood must find an alternate route, usually through another existing congenital (present at birth) defect such as an atrial septal defect or a ventricular septal defect.
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