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Heart Septal Defects, Atrial

Medical Definition: Defects in the septum between the atria of the heart, due to failure of fusion between either the septum secundum or the septum primum and the endocardial cushions.
Guide Notes: do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Also Called: Foramen Ovale, Patent
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Lutembacher's Syndrome - A combination of atrial septal defect and mitral stenosis.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Trilogy of Fallot - Combination of pulmonary valve stenosis and atrial septal defect with right ventricular hypertrophy.

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