Is an interatrial communication the same as an atrial septal defect?

It is, perhaps, unfortunate that those using Anglo-saxon tongues, as opposed to romantic languages such as French, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, should describe holes permitting shunting between the atrial chambers as septal defects rather than interatrial communications. This is because, of nece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert H Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26069