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Defect ventricular septal

Defect, ventricular septal

hole in the interventricular septum, the wall between the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). Commonly called a vsd. VSDs are a common class of heart deformity present at birth (congenital cardiac malformation).


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the mixing of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood.

... some cases with newborns with congenital heart defects. They fall under the catch-all category ... diseases. Generally, it occurs when there's a ventricular septal defect (a hole between the two ventricles) that causes ...

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by pdavis68
Sun May 21, 2006 12:32 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: the mixing of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood.
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