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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Ventricular septum anatomy [1]
The ventricular septum can be divided into four components-
- Membranous
- Inlet septum
- Trabecular septum
- Outlet or Infundibular septum
The disease occurs either due to defective growth or failure to alignment of one of these components.
Types of defects seen are-
- Membranous septum (Perimembranous, paramembranous)are most commonly seen.
- Muscular septum defect
- Outlet septum defect(supracristal/subpulmonary/outlet)
- Malalignment of one of these septums.
- ↑ Braunwald Zipes Libby. Heart disease: A textbook of cardiovascular medicine, 6th Edition chapter 43 : W.B. Saunders ; . pp 1505
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