Mesh term Heart Septal Defects
Browse to parent terms:Heart Defects, Congenital
Description
Abnormalities in any part of the HEART SEPTUM resulting in abnormal communication between the left and the right chambers of the heart. The abnormal blood flow inside the heart may be caused by defects in the ATRIAL SEPTUM, the VENTRICULAR SEPTUM, or both.Browse to child terms:
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect
Endocardial Cushion Defects
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
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