Heart Septal Defects

Abnormalities in any part of the HEART SEPTUM resulting in abnormal communication between the left and the right chambers of the heart. The abnormal blood flow inside the heart may be caused by defects in the ATRIAL SEPTUM, the VENTRICULAR SEPTUM, or both.

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Networked: 5 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Pulmonary Hypertension (Ayerza Syndrome)
2.	Heart Diseases (Heart Disease)
3.	Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Experts

1.	Engelfriet, Peter M: 1 article (06/2007)
2.	Duffels, Marielle G J: 1 article (06/2007)
3.	Tijssen, Jan G P: 1 article (06/2007)
4.	Boersma, Eric: 1 article (06/2007)
5.	Thaulow, Erik: 1 article (06/2007)
6.	Möller, Thomas: 1 article (06/2007)
7.	Gatzoulis, Michael A: 1 article (06/2007)
8.	Mulder, Barbara J M: 1 article (06/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Heart Septal Defects:

1.	Transcription Factors (Transcription Factor)IBA 04/01/1999 - "Mutations in the Tbx5 transcription factor cause heart septal defects found in human Holt-Oram Syndrome. "
2.	PlasticsIBA 05/01/1968 - "[Plastic repair of heart septal defects]."
3.	NialamideIBA 08/01/1962 - "[Pre- and postoperative treatment with Niamid (nialamide) of pulmonary hypertension associated with heart septal defects]."
4.	Idiopathic pulmonary hypertensionIBA 06/01/2007 - "Pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults born with a heart septal defect: the Euro Heart Survey on adult congenital heart disease."
5.	Holt-Oram syndromeIBA 04/01/1999 - "Mutations in the Tbx5 transcription factor cause heart septal defects found in human Holt-Oram Syndrome. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	General Anesthesia 06/01/1988 - "[Treatment of pulmonary hypertension in the immediate period after general anesthesia and surgical correction of patent ductus arteriosus and heart septal defects]."