Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Unbalanced: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect, AVSD, AV canal, AVC, unbalanced endocardial cushion defects, left ventricular–type septal defect, LV-type septal defect, left ventricular–type canal, LV-type canal, left ventricular–dominant AV septal defect, LV-dominant AV septal defect, left ventricular–dominant AV canal, LV-dominant AV canal, atrioventricular canal, atrioventricular septal defect, right ventricular–type septal defect, RV-type septal defect, right ventricular–type canal, RV-type canal, right ventricular–dominant AV septal defect, RV-dominant AV septal defect, right ventricular–dominant AV canal, RV-dominant AV canal, congestive heart failure, pulmonary artery banding, Down syndrome, tachypnea, failure to thrive, pulmonary outflow tract obstruction, coarctation of the aorta, trisomy 21

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Mark A Law, MD, Fellow, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine,Texas Childrens Hospital
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