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Atrial septal secundum defect : the physical diagnosis of a common cardiac lesion corrected by surgery (1964)

1964 · Short film · 37 min

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This short film begins with the diagnosis of two children - one with a harmless heart defect and one with an atrial septal secundum defect. Slow-motion animation with synchronized heart sounds and phono-cardiogram are used to demonstrate the significance of the split-second sound in the differential diagnosis of atrial septum secundum. Surgery is performed on the child with the more serious defect. 5 segments.

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37 minutes

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★★★★★ · Fantastic · emtp3195 · 2013-06-02

Although I am sure that technology has brought advancement of the procedures performed in this film, the basic information is still quite timely. Great explanation of heart sounds in atrial septal defect!

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