Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall between the heart’s two upper chambers. ASD is a congenital heart defect, meaning it is present from birth. In some cases of ASD, a small hole may only ...
When expectant parents imagine their baby’s beating heart, few consider the possibility of a structural issue being present from day one. Yet for thousands of families each year, this becomes reality ...
During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...