Much remains to learn about this anatomical finding, seen in about one-third of adults, and how it may affect stroke risk.

Among the infants with non-syndromic CHD, 40.1% had septal heart defects. Analyses stratified by CHD subtype identified a significant association between the risk of giving birth to an infant with ...

Favorable short- and long-term outcomes are seen in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who receive septal reduction therapy.

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD A deviated septum, or nasal septum deviation (NSD), is when the septum (the thin wall ...