Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Heart Septal Defects > Endocardial Cushion Defects Terms and Definitions
Endocardial Cushion Defects
Medical Definition: | A spectrum of septal defects associated with persistence of the embryonic atrioventricular canal due to incomplete growth and fusion of the endocardial cushion. |
Guide Notes: | a heart septal defect; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES |
Also Called: | Persistent Common Atrioventricular Canal,Persistent Ostium Primum |
Previously Indexed: | Heart Defects, Congenital (1966-1982) |
Endocardial Cushion Defects Medical Definitions and Terms
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