An inferior sinus venosus interatrial communication associated with a secundum atrial septal defect, clinically presenting in an adult patient: autopsy report

Atrial septal defects (ASD) are the most common congenital cardiac lesion in adults, representing up to 40% of acyanotic shunt lesions in patients older than 40 years. Secundum ASD comprises defects in the area of the oval fossa, and may be associated with other types of interatrial communications....

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Main Authors: Silvana Maria Lovisolo, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26072