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Septum primum

FieldValue
NameSeptum primum
Latinseptum primum
ImageGray465.png
CaptionThe developing human heart, at day 30. The septum primum (top middle) grows down to separate the primitive atrium into the left and right atrium of the human heart.
CarnegieStage13
Days29
GivesRiseToatrial septum

During heart development of a human embryo, the single primitive atrium becomes divided into right and left by a , the septum primum. The septum primum () grows downward into the single atrium.

Development

Main article: Interatrial septum#Development

The gap below it is known as the ostium primum (), and becomes increasingly small. The septum primum eventually fuses with the endocardial cushion, closing the ostium primum off completely. Meanwhile, perforations appear in the superior part of the septum primum, forming the ostium secundum (). The septum primum will eventually form part of the fossa ovalis. Blood flow between atria will continue through the foramen ovale (heart).

Clinical significance

Failure of the septum primum to fuse with the endocardial cushion can lead to an ostium primum atrial septal defect. This is the second most common type of atrial septal defect and is commonly seen in Down syndrome. Typically this defect will cause a shunt to occur from the left atrium to the right atrium. Children born with this defect may be asymptomatic, however, over time pulmonary hypertension and the resulting hypertrophy of the right side of the heart will lead to a reversal of this shunt. This reversal is called Eisenmenger's syndrome.

References

References

  1. {{Cite GPnotebook. -402259967. ostium primum atrial septal defect
  2. [http://www.mayoclinic.org/atrial-septal-defect/types.html Diagram of Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect at Mayo Clinic]
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