Cardiac embryology: its relevance to congenital heart disease
EB Clark - American journal of diseases of children, 1986 - jamanetwork.com
The vast majority of congenital cardiac defects are due to disordered cardiac development,
yet there is surprisingly little known about the fundamental processes that form the heart. To
most physicians, cardiac embryology recalls memories of confusing diagrams, serially
sectioned embryos, and opaque terminology. However, in the past 15 years there has been
a renewed interest in cardiac development as the tools of the developmental biologist have
been used to better understand how the heart forms. The purpose of this article is to review …
yet there is surprisingly little known about the fundamental processes that form the heart. To
most physicians, cardiac embryology recalls memories of confusing diagrams, serially
sectioned embryos, and opaque terminology. However, in the past 15 years there has been
a renewed interest in cardiac development as the tools of the developmental biologist have
been used to better understand how the heart forms. The purpose of this article is to review …