Atrioventricular canal overview


 * Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [mailto:psingh@perfuse.org]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org]

Overview
Atrioventricular canal is the combination of the following abnormalities;


 * a hole in the wall dividing the heart's upper chambers (atrial septal defect),
 * a hole in the wall separating the heart's lower chambers (ventricular septal defect)
 * anatomical abnormalities of the tricuspid and mitral valves.