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Birth Defects Caused By Smoking
Atrioventricular (AV) septal defects comprise a range of malformations characterized by varying degrees of incomplete development of the inferior portion of the atrial septum, the inferior portion of the ventricular septum, and the AV valves.
These anomalies have also been called endocardial cushion defects and AV septal defects.
The basic defect is a deficiency of the AV septum which separates the left ventricular inlet from the right atrium. It causes anomalies that range in severity from a...
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