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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Foramen Ovale, Patent
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Descriptor Spanish:
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foramen oval permeable
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Forame Oval Patente
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Synonyms English:
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Oval Foramen, Patent
Patent Foramen Ovale
Patent Oval Foramen
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Tree Number:
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C14.240.400.560.375.258
C14.280.400.560.375.258
C16.131.240.400.560.375.258
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Definition English:
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A condition in which the FORAMEN OVALE in the ATRIAL SEPTUM fails to close shortly after birth. This results in abnormal communications between the two upper chambers of the heart. An isolated patent ovale foramen without other structural heart defects is usually of no hemodynamic significance. |
History Note English:
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2008; use HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL 1980-2007
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52605
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Unique Identifier:
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D054092
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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