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Left atrial enlargement (LAE ... A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening or hole between the ventricles. An electrocardiogram (ECG) can provide evidence of changes such as right ...
A Gerbode defect is technically a type of ventricular septal defect, although this results in a left ventricular to right atrial shunt. Significant left to right shunting can occur resulting in a ...
Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms ... the need for concomitant atrial antiarrhythmia surgery and likelihood of symptomatic ...
An ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) occurs when then atrial septum near the atrioventricular valves has a communication between the two atrium causing a left to right shunt. This rarely ...
Six children diagnosed with atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) were referred to Calcutta Medical ...
One example is an atrial septal defect, which occurs when a hole in the wall separates the heart's upper chambers (atria).
An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...
Reproduced with permission from [10]. Congenital heart defects can include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of aorta and tetralogy of fallot.