Abstract
The seeming simplicity of the clinical presentation and management of an atrial septal defect belies the complexity of the developmental pathogenesis. Here, we describe the anatomic development of the atrial septum and the venous return to the atrial chambers. Recent experimental results suggest where genetic mutations could disrupt developmental steps to cause a defect within the oval fossa, the so-called secundum defect or other interatrial communication, such as the sinus venosus defect.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Congenital Heart Diseases |
Subtitle of host publication | The Broken Heart: Clinical Features, Human Genetics and Molecular Pathways |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Wien |
Pages | 291-300 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783709118832 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783709118825 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- ASD
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrial septation
- Common atrium
- Coronary sinus
- Dorsal mesenchymal protrusion
- Dorsal mesocardium
- Down syndrome
- Endocardial cushions
- Endocardium
- GATA4
- Hox transcription factors
- Knockout
- MGRN1
- Mesenchymal cap
- NOS3
- Ostium primum defect
- Ostium secundum defect
- Primary atrial foramen
- Primary atrial septum
- Second heart field
- Sema3d
- Semaphorin
- Sinus venosus defect
- TBX5
- Vena cava