Heart Septal Defects

Abnormalities in any part of the heart septum resulting in abnormal communication between the left and the right chambers of the heart. The abnormal blood flow inside the heart may be caused by defects in the atrial septum, the ventricular septum, or both.


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Diagram of compact bone from a transverse section of a typical long bone's cortex.

Aortopulmonary window

Aortopulmonary window

Sinus venosus atrial septal defect

Normal heart

Aortopulmonary septal defect

Sketch showing foramen ovale in a fetal heart. Red arrow shows blood from the inferior caval vein. HF: right atrium, VF: left atrium. HH and VH: right and left ventricle. The heart still has a common pulmonary vein (LV), instead of four.

Foramen secundum

Illustration of a human embryo at six weeks gestational age

Foramen secundum

Muscular anatomy of a male human. Wilhelm Reich, a student of Freud, first drew attention to the relationship between shallow breathing, blocked traffic, the difficulty in experiencing sexual pleasure, and emotional disorders, especially neuroses. This concept was developed by Alexander Lowen, founder of bioenergetics. He is also author of the concept of muscular block. Lowen noted that when people do not want to experience certain emotions, they tighten certain muscles.Lowen A. (1991). Spiritual body. New York: Publishing Agency Jacek Santorski & CO. ISBN 83-85386-00-9 For example, when someone does not want to cry, they can tighten the jaws, which suppresses tears. Stress and anger tighten the muscles along the spine and thighs, which can manifest itself in pain in those body parts, if the stress was prolonged. According to Lowen, some tensions become chronic: the muscular block always activated, regardless of the circumstances. This is called a chronic tension block. Muscular block affects posture and the

Foramen secundum

Heart anatomic view of right ventricle and right atrium with example ventricular septal defects

Ventricular septal defect

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