ASD is seen in a/e

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ASD is seen in a/e –

• 1. Turner’s syndrome
• 2. Ellis Van creveld syndrome
• 3. Down’s syndrome
• 4. Halt–oram syndrome
• 5. TAR syndrome

EXP:

Atrial septal defect

• ASD is an abnormal communication between the two atria.
• There are two types of ASD : -

1. Ostium secundum

• It is generally anatomically located at fossa ovalis.
• It can also be superior or posterior to fossa ovalis.
• It is the most common type ofASD.

2. Ostium pritnum (endocardial cushion defect)

• It is situated inferior to fossa ovalis.
• It is associated with a cleft in the anterior leaflet of mitral valve, with or without a cleft in the septal tricuspid leaflet.

Important syndromes associated With ASD: -

• Holt - oram syndrome
• Down syndrome
• Ellis-van crevald syndrome
• Rubinstein - Taybi syndrome
• Fetal alcohol syndrome
• Pierre Robin syndrome
• Ehler Danlos syndrome
• Thrombocytopenia absent radius (TAR) syndrome.