Hoops ! mixed up left and right ! Usually this happens to my GF , when I ask her which way to drive ;-) We are on par now! > speaking, a hole in the heart where it shouldn't be, allowing passage of > venous blood ( left side) to the arterial side ( right side) . Bubbles > can pass, too. Of course venous blood comes from the big vein to the right side of the heart. The ASD allows its passage to the left, more muscular side, bypassing the lung passage. So bubbles can be shunted this way, and the oxygenation of the blood is hampered. These patients can show sign of that ( colour of the skin, blueish lips, general feeling of weakness. A good friend of mine suffered from this disease since her birth, she died at the age of 42, never had been able to do any sports. Matthias -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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