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| Year : 2002 | Volume
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Congenital heart disease - A: Isolated atrial septal defect embryology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis
Muhammed Numan
Pediatric Cardiology Section, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Correspondence Address:
Muhammed Numan
Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha;Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
Qatar
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This review summarizes the embryological development of the atrial septum and the abnormality resulting from improper partitioning of the atrium leading to a communication between the right and left atria. The pathophysiology and clinical presentation of isolated atrial septal defect are discussed. Confirmatory diagnosis is based on echocardiography, mainly two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography. |
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