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Abnormal atrial septum morphology

MedGen UID:
488868
•Concept ID:
C0344722
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the atrial septum
SNOMED CT: Abnormality of atrial septum (253363004)
 
HPO: HP:0011994

Definition

An abnormality of the interatrial septum. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of criss-cross heart: sonographical and pathological features of five cases.
Li S, Luo G, Norwitz ER, Wang C, Ouyang S, Yao Y, Wen H, Chen C, Fu Q, Xia X, Bi J, Zhu J
J Perinatol 2013 Feb;33(2):98-102. Epub 2012 May 3 doi: 10.1038/jp.2012.56. PMID: 22555779
Management algorithm in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
Alwi M
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006 May;67(5):679-86. doi: 10.1002/ccd.20672. PMID: 16572430
Cross-sectional echocardiographic assessment of atrioventricular septal defect: basic morphology and preoperative risk factors.
Smallhorn JF
Echocardiography 2001 Jul;18(5):415-32. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00415.x. PMID: 11466155

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke.
Kolte D, Palacios IF
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2021 Mar;19(3):211-220. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2021.1878026. PMID: 33605829
Fetal cardiac interventions: Where do we stand?
Friedman KG, Tworetzky W
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2020 Feb;113(2):121-128. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2019.06.007. PMID: 32113817
Porcine heart interatrial septum anatomy.
Hołda MK, Hołda J, Koziej M, Piątek K, Klimek-Piotrowska W
Ann Anat 2018 May;217:24-28. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2018.01.002. PMID: 29458135
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Santos Mateo JJ, Sabater Molina M, Gimeno Blanes JR
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 8;150(11):434-442. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.013. PMID: 29150126
Patent foramen ovale.
Homma S, Messé SR, Rundek T, Sun YP, Franke J, Davidson K, Sievert H, Sacco RL, Di Tullio MR
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Jan 21;2:15086. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.86. PMID: 27188965

Diagnosis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Santos Mateo JJ, Sabater Molina M, Gimeno Blanes JR
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 8;150(11):434-442. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.013. PMID: 29150126
Patent foramen ovale.
Homma S, Messé SR, Rundek T, Sun YP, Franke J, Davidson K, Sievert H, Sacco RL, Di Tullio MR
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Jan 21;2:15086. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.86. PMID: 27188965
Cat eye syndrome.
Sharma D, Murki S, Pratap T, Vasikarla M
BMJ Case Rep 2014 May 19;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203923. PMID: 24842361Free PMC Article
Complete atrioventricular canal.
Calabrò R, Limongelli G
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Apr 5;1:8. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-8. PMID: 16722604Free PMC Article
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Sasson Z, Rakowski H, Wigle ED
Cardiol Clin 1988 May;6(2):233-88. PMID: 3066484

Therapy

The Secrets of the Frogs Heart.
Corno AF, Zhou Z, Uppu SC, Huang S, Marino B, Milewicz DM, Salazar JD
Pediatr Cardiol 2022 Oct;43(7):1471-1480. Epub 2022 Mar 15 doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-02870-8. PMID: 35290490
Patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke.
Kolte D, Palacios IF
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2021 Mar;19(3):211-220. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2021.1878026. PMID: 33605829
Fetal cardiac interventions: Where do we stand?
Friedman KG, Tworetzky W
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2020 Feb;113(2):121-128. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2019.06.007. PMID: 32113817
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Santos Mateo JJ, Sabater Molina M, Gimeno Blanes JR
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 8;150(11):434-442. Epub 2017 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.09.013. PMID: 29150126
Patent foramen ovale.
Dattilo PB, Kim MS, Carroll JD
Cardiol Clin 2013 Aug;31(3):401-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2013.05.002. PMID: 23931102

Prognosis

Echocardiographic features of PFOs and paradoxical embolism: a complicated puzzle.
Aggeli C, Verveniotis A, Andrikopoulou E, Vavuranakis E, Toutouzas K, Tousoulis D
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Dec;34(12):1849-1861. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1406-1. PMID: 29956022
Foetal therapy: what works? Closed interatrial septum.
Herberg U, Berg C, Geipel A, Gembruch U, Breuer J
Cardiol Young 2014 Oct;24 Suppl 2:47-54. Epub 2014 Aug 27 doi: 10.1017/S104795111400122X. PMID: 25159557
Cat eye syndrome.
Sharma D, Murki S, Pratap T, Vasikarla M
BMJ Case Rep 2014 May 19;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203923. PMID: 24842361Free PMC Article
Complete atrioventricular canal.
Calabrò R, Limongelli G
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Apr 5;1:8. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-8. PMID: 16722604Free PMC Article
The surgical anatomy of the conduction tissues.
Anderson RH, Ho SY, Becker AE
Thorax 1983 Jun;38(6):408-20. doi: 10.1136/thx.38.6.408. PMID: 6348996Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke.
Kolte D, Palacios IF
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2021 Mar;19(3):211-220. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2021.1878026. PMID: 33605829
Echocardiographic features of PFOs and paradoxical embolism: a complicated puzzle.
Aggeli C, Verveniotis A, Andrikopoulou E, Vavuranakis E, Toutouzas K, Tousoulis D
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Dec;34(12):1849-1861. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1406-1. PMID: 29956022
Porcine heart interatrial septum anatomy.
Hołda MK, Hołda J, Koziej M, Piątek K, Klimek-Piotrowska W
Ann Anat 2018 May;217:24-28. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2018.01.002. PMID: 29458135
Atrial septal pouch - Morphological features and clinical considerations.
Hołda MK, Koziej M, Hołda J, Piątek K, Tyrak K, Chołopiak W, Bolechała F, Walocha JA, Klimek-Piotrowska W
Int J Cardiol 2016 Oct 1;220:337-42. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.141. PMID: 27390952
The surgical anatomy of the conduction tissues.
Anderson RH, Ho SY, Becker AE
Thorax 1983 Jun;38(6):408-20. doi: 10.1136/thx.38.6.408. PMID: 6348996Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Morphometric Features of Patent Foramen Ovale as a Risk Factor of Cerebrovascular Accidents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Hołda MK, Koziej M
Cerebrovasc Dis 2020;49(1):1-9. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1159/000506433. PMID: 32097931

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