What Is Stromme Syndrome?
4. Heart
Our heart has 4 chambers: 2 ventricles and 2 atria. The smaller chambers, the atria, are separated by a wall known as a septum. This wall prevents the blood in either atria from mixing as the atria fill. In some instances of Stromme syndrome, the patient will have an atrial septal defect, which means that there is a hole in the wall. Patent foramen ovale, a particular type of atrial septal defect, can also occur.
This condition can also occur in the ventricles. Heart problems like this can lead to neonatal peripheral edema (swelling). Some patients will have smaller than usual heart muscle cells and less muscle tissue in the heart.
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