Atrial septal defect sinus venosus

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Sinus venosus atrial septal defect

A sinus venosus ASD is a type of atrial septum defect in which the defect in the septum involves the venous inflow of either the superior vena cava or the inferior vena cava.

A sinus venosus ASD that involves the superior vena cava makes up 2 to 3% of all interatrial communication. It is located at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium. It is frequently associated with anomalous drainage of the right-sided pulmonary veins into the right atrium (instead of the normal drainage of the pulmonary veins into the left atrium).[1]

References

  1. Davia J, Cheitlin M, Bedynek J (1973). "Sinus venosus atrial septal defect: analysis of fifty cases". Am Heart J. 85 (2): 177–85. PMID 4569755.

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