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atrial septal defect
(redirected from Patent foramen ovale)

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Noun1.atrial septal defect - an abnormal opening between the left and right atria of the heart
septal defect - a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart


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No atrial thrombi were seen and no signal voids adjacent to the atrial septum were found to suggest the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Byline: ANI Washington, November 19 (ANI): Scientists at Rush University Medical Center are using a soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material, often used to make durable outerwear, to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Several of these devices have been major innovations in the treatment of the most common congenital "holes in the heart", such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovales.
 
 
 
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