CARDIAC ANOMALIES IN MONGOLISM
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- 1 July 1950
- Vol. 12 (3) , 258-262
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.12.3.258
Abstract
47 anomalies of the heart or great vessels were found in 28 of 63 Mongols who were examined postmortem. Slightly over 1/3 were atrial and ventricular septal defects, and 1/6 were patent ductus arteriosus. Most of the remaining lesions were pulmonary stenoses. The most common anomaly was a defect of the pars membranacea of the ventricular septum. It appears that cardiac anomalies in mongolism are due predominantly to defects occurring in the earlier stages of cardiac development.Keywords
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