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Introduction

These notes introduce the development of the heart which begins very early in mesoderm within the trilaminar embryonic disc. The heart forms initially in the embryonic disc as a simple paired tube inside the forming pericardial cavity, which when the disc folds, gets carried into the correct anatomical position in the chest cavity.

A key aspect of heart development is the septation of the heart into separate chambers. As the embryonic/fetal circulation is different to the neonatal circulation (lung/pulmonary activation), several defects of heart septation may only become apparent on this transition. One septal "defect" occurs in us all, the foramen ovale (between the 2 atria) which in general closes in the neonate over time.

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	A key aspect of heart development is the septation of the heart into separate chambers. As the embryonic/fetal circulation is different to the neonatal circulation (lung/pulmonary activation), several defects of heart septation may only become apparent on this transition. One septal "defect" occurs in us all, the foramen ovale (between the 2 atria) which in general closes in the neonate over time.		A key aspect of heart development is the septation of the heart into separate chambers. As the embryonic/fetal circulation is different to the neonatal circulation (lung/pulmonary activation), several defects of heart septation may only become apparent on this transition. One septal "defect" occurs in us all, the foramen ovale (between the 2 atria) which in general closes in the neonate over time.

	'''Links:''' [[Cardiac_Embryology\|Student Project - ILP Heart Embryology Education~~]] \| [[Cardiovascular System - Heart Development~~]] \| [http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/heart.htm Cardiovascular original page]		'''Links:''' [[Cardiovascular System Development]] \| [[Cardiac_Embryology\|Student Project - ILP Heart Embryology Education]] \| [http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/heart.htm Cardiovascular original page]