{"id":2588,"date":"2024-09-30T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brand2d.tech\/gerties\/?page_id=2588"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T05:03:14","slug":"acd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brand2d.tech\/gerties\/acd\/","title":{"rendered":"Atrioventricular Canal Defect"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;148&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;3%&#8221; constrain_group_1=&#8221;yes&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;3%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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This defect affects both the atrial and ventricular septa, allowing oxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood to mix. As a result, the heart has to work harder, which can cause breathing difficulties, fatigue, and other serious complications. 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This defect is often associated with genetic conditions, such as <strong>Down syndrome<\/strong>, and other congenital heart defects. <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-3-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#efffeb&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; 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