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ventriculoatrial

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ventriculoatrial /ven·tric·u·lo·atri·al/ (ven-trik″u-lo-a´tre-al) connecting a cerebral ventricle with a cardiac atrium, as a shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus.
ven·tric·u·lo·a·tri·al (vn-trky-l-tr-l)
adj. Abbr. V-A
Of or relating to the ventricles and atria of the heart.
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A less common procedure is insertion of a ventriculoatrial shunt, which drains fluid from the brain''s lateral ventricle into the right atrium of the heart, where the fluid makes its way into the venous circulation.
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