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A heart defect found upon self-examination in an asymptomatic patient.(Clinical report)
A 32-year-old echocardiographic technician was honing her skills by self-examination when she noted that her right ventricle was dilated. A cardiologist confirmed her finding and noted a left-to-right shunt across a 1-cm defect in the fossa ovalis region of the atrial septum. The patient was ...
January 1, 2002; Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings

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