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Atrial Septum Defect is a small hole in the wall separating the two upper chambers of the heart, the atria. This allows blood to flow between the chambers, reducing heart efficiency if oxygenated blood mixes with unoxygenated blood. Symptoms can occur if unoxygenated blood mixes with oxygenated blood before circulating to the body. Small defects can sometimes be fixed minimally invasively using a catheter and plug. Larger defects require open heart surgery to stitch the hole.
- Author
- Anthony Carter
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- EN