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The development of the inflow tract is undoubtedly one of the most complex remodeling events in the formation of the four-chambered heart. It involves the creation of two separate atrial chambers, the formation of an atrial/atrioventricular (AV) septal complex, the incorporation of the caval veins and coronary sinus into the right atrium, and the remodeling events that result in pulmonary venous return draining into the left atrium. In these processes, the atrioventricular mesenchymal complex, consisting of the major atrioventricular (AV) cushions, the mesenchymal cap on the primary atrial septum (pAS), and the dorsal mesenchymal protrusion (DMP), plays a crucial role.
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Wessels, A. (2024). Inflow Tract Development. In: Rickert-Sperling, S., Kelly, R.G., Haas, N. (eds) Congenital Heart Diseases: The Broken Heart. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1441. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44087-8_7
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