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atrioseptostomy (medicine)


atrioseptostomy
<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 treatment of cyanotic congenital heart disease.