Septal defects

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Septal defects

These are holes in the septum, the muscle wall separating the right and left sides of the heart. Atrial septal defects are openings between the two upper heart chambers and ventricular septal defects are openings between the two lower heart chambers.

Mentioned in: Heart Surgery for Congenital Defects

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