Aspects of paediatric cardiovascular pathology

Examination of the malformed heart requires sequential segmental analysis in which the three paired segments of the heart (atria, ventricles, great arteries) are recognized by their most constant feature. Their connections to each other are established with certainty and associated abnormalities are described. The basic anatomy of the commonest congenital heart defect - ventricular septal defect is described in detail. A knowledge of the normal anatomy of the interventricular septum makes understanding the variation in the morphology of ventricular septal defect easier to understand.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Mini-Symposium: Cardiothoracic Pathology Source Type: research