congenital
Atrioventricular septal defect
Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) or atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD), also known as "common atrioventricular canal" or "endocardial cushion defect" (ECD), is characterized by a of the atrioventricular septum of the heart that creates connections between all four of its chambers. It is a very specific combination of 3 defects:
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Heart failure; ; dyspnea; cyanosis; mitral regurgitation
How it's found
- · and echocardiography
Treatment
- ·Open heart
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