Diseases

Endocardial Cushion Defects

A spectrum of septal defects involving the ATRIAL SEPTUM; VENTRICULAR SEPTUM; and the atrioventricular valves (TRICUSPID VALVE; BICUSPID VALVE). These defects are due to incomplete growth and fusion of the ENDOCARDIAL CUSHIONS which are important in the formation of two atrioventricular canals, site of future atrioventricular valves.

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A spectrum of septal defects involving the ATRIAL SEPTUM; VENTRICULAR SEPTUM; and the atrioventricular valves (TRICUSPID VALVE; BICUSPID VALVE). These defects are due to incomplete growth and fusion of the ENDOCARDIAL CUSHIONS which are important in the formation of two atrioventricular canals, site of future atrioventricular valves.

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  • Endocardial Cushion Defect
  • Cushion Defect, Endocardial
  • Cushion Defects, Endocardial
  • Defect, Endocardial Cushion
  • Defects, Endocardial Cushion
  • Persistent Common Atrioventricular Canal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(83); was see under HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS 1983-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Defects, Congenital (1966-1982)

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  1. C14w.240.400w.560w.350w
  2. C14w.280w.400w.560w.350w
  3. C16w.131w.240.400w.560w.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Endocardial Cushion Defects. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004694. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004694
  2. Endocardial Cushion Defects. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrioventricular_septal_defect
  3. Endocardial Cushion Defects. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390211