MeSH definition : An opening in the wall between the right and the left upper chambers (HEART ATRIA)
of a fetal heart. Oval foramen normally closes soon after birth; when it fails to
close the condition is called PATENT OVAL FORAMEN.;
MeSH synonym : foramen, oval; oval foramen;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Foramen ovale (heart);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen ovale (heart);
An opening in the wall between the right and the left upper chambers (HEART ATRIA)
of a fetal heart. Oval foramen normally closes soon after birth; when it fails to
close the condition is called PATENT OVAL FORAMEN.
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=99108 2011 France scientific and technical information heart septal defects, atrial foramen ovale