<procedure> Establishment of a communication between the two atria of the heart. ... Origin: atrio-+ L. Septum, partition, + G. Stoma, mouth ... Balloon atrioseptostomy, tearing or enlarging the foramen ovale by pulling a balloon-bearing catheter across the atrial septum for the purpose of augmenting interatrial mixing of blood in the treatme...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ā′trē-ō-sep-tos′tō-mē Synonyms: atrial septostomy
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atrioseptostomy 1. Establishment of a communication between the two atria of the heart. 2. Tearing or enlargling the foramen ovale by pulling a balloon-bearing catheter across the atrial septum for the purpose of augmenting interatrial mixing of blood in the treatment of cyanotic congenital heart disease.
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