Morphological Study of Fossa Ovalis in Formalin-Fixed Human Hearts and Its Clinical Importance
| Autor: | Nawwaf Sebastian Damen, Adelina Maria Jianu, Cristina Gug, Monica Adriana Vaida, Caius Glad Streian, Andreea Grigoriță, Laura Grigoriță |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medicine (General) anatomy Septum secundum Foramen Ovale Patent interatrial septum Article R5-920 Formaldehyde medicine Humans Fossa ovalis Atrial Appendage Heart Atria fossa ovalis Atrial Septum business.industry General Medicine Formalin fixed Anatomy medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Patent foramen ovale Gross anatomy Septum primum Pouch business Interatrial septum |
| Zdroj: | Medicina Volume 57 Issue 11 Medicina, Vol 57, Iss 1254, p 1254 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1648-9144 1010-660X |
| Popis: | Background and Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the gross anatomy aspects of the fossa ovalis (FO) and the presence of some anatomical variation resulting from the incomplete fusion of septum primum and septum secundum, such as an atrial septal pouch (SP) and left atrial septal ridge. Materials and Methods: Thirty-one adult human hearts removed from formalin-fixed specimens were examined to provide information about the morphology of the FO. The organs were free of any gross anatomically visible pathological conditions. Results: The most common variants were the FO located in the inferior part of the interatrial septum (64.51%), circular (61.3%), with a net-like structure (51.62%), prominent limbus (93.55%), and patent foramen ovale (PFO) (25.8%). The right SP was observed in 9.67% of specimens, the left SP was observed in 29.03% of cases, and in 51.61% of cases, a double SP was observed. One sample presented a right SP and a double left SP, and one case showed a triple left SP, which was not reported previously to our knowledge. Conclusions: Knowledge of the interatrial septal anatomy becomes important for interventional cardiologists and should be documented before transeptal puncture. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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