They allow blood to shunt inappropriately from the left ventricle to the right
ventricle via an opening in the ventricular septum.
Not exact matches
Surgical retrieval of worms from the right atrium, right
ventricle, and vena cavae
via jugular venotomy can be attempted in patients with high worm burdens detected by echocardiography.
The blood then flows from the lungs back into the heart
via the left atrium and then through the mitral valve to the left
ventricle