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Atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD), also known as atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) or AV Canal, is a heart defect in the part of the heart that connects the atria to the ventricles. Learn how we treat this condition at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon St. Louis Fetal Care Institute.

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If you don’t know, Charlie had heart surgery when he was 7 weeks old to repair a VSD, you can read his story here. Today marks 4 years post-surgery. Some of it I remember like it was yesterday and some of it seems like a giant blur that I don't remember at all. When you

ContentsClinical featuresExaminationInvestigationsManagementReferencesRelated Articles An Atrial septal defect is a congenital heart defect that causes a shunting of blood from the left to the right atria. L-to-R shunt – ACYANOTIC There are two types of Atrial Septal Defect: Secundum ASD 80% of ASD’s Basically, a patent foramen ovale Partial AVSD Minority of cases Usually involves a […]