Persistent Atrioventricular Canal

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** Defects of endocardial cushions resulting in low atrial and high ventricular septal defects. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)

**Synonyms:** - PERSISTENT ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL - Persistent A-V Canal