See Also: defect, atrial septal(medicine)
Defect, atrial septal (ASD)(health)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)(health)
Atrial septal defect(medicine)
septal defect, atrial(medicine)
Septal Defect(health)
defect, ventricular septal(medicine)
ventricular septal defect(medicine)
aortopulmonary septal defect(medicine)
septal defect, ventricular(medicine)

Atrial septal defect (medicine)


atrial septal defect
<cardiology> An inherited condition where there is nonclosure of the foramen ovale at birth, resulting in congenital heart disease. Usually asymptomatic until the third or fourth decades of life.

Symptoms include exertional shortness of breath, fatigue and palpitations.

Acronym: ASD