PMID: 616338Nov 1, 1977Paper

Aneurysms of the fossae ovalis

Ceskoslovenská patologie
I Steiner

Abstract

A series of 8 patients serve to demonstrate an ill-recognized entity, viz. the aneurysm of the oval fossa. The factors primarily responsible for the development of the aneurysm include a connective-tissue disturbance in the interatrial septum and an alteration of the pressure ratio between the atria. The possible clinical significance has been stressed.

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