Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD) comprise a spectrum of congenital heart malformations characterised by a deficiency of the atrioventricular septum, often resulting in a common ...

INJURY to the invisible subendocardial conduction system during surgical closure of congenital defects in the ventricular septum is an uncommon but extremely grave complication.1 , 2 Impalement of ...

Atrioventricular septation turns out to be highly sensitive to Bmp4 levels — as the levels decrease, septum formation is less and less successful.

A random effect model was used to account for possible inter-institutional variability in mortality. An atrial fenestration was placed during biventricular repair in 23 percent of patients.