One type of congenital heart defect is where the left and right atria are not completely separated. This is called an atrial septal defect (ASD). ASD usually results in blood moving from the left atrium into the right atrium. This causes increased blood pressure in the right atrium and decreased blood pressure in the left atrium. Which row describes other effects caused by ASD?
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D: blood pressure in pulmonary artery: increased, blood pressure in aorta: decreased, % oxygenation of blood in pulmonary artery: increased
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