Crista dividens

Crista dividens is a structure in the developing heart of the human embryo that divides the right atrium in a way such that it creates a pan systolic murmur in the same way as the foramen ovale. The absence of this murmur can indicate a potentially terminal cardiac defect in a newborn.

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