Congenital Abnormality
aortopulmonary window
Subclass of:
Heart Septal Defects
Definitions related to aortopulmonary septal defect:
  • (aortopulmonary window) A congenital anomaly with an abnormal connection between the aorta and the main pulmonary artery resulting in an aortopulmonary shunt.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (aortopulmonary window) A rare, congenital anomaly in the aorta in which a communication exists between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary artery.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A developmental abnormality in which the spiral (aortopulmonary) septum failed to completely divide the TRUNCUS ARTERIOSUS into ASCENDING AORTA and PULMONARY ARTERY. This abnormal communication between the two major vessels usually lies above their respective valves (AORTIC VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Aortopulmonary septal defect (APSD), an uncommon congenital cardiac defect, is a deficiency in the septum between the aorta and pulmonary artery, resulting in a communication between the two. This defect is present as an isolated lesion in about one half of patients and in conjunction with another defect or more complex heart disease in...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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