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Fossa Ovalis

A EP Anatomy & the Conduction System term on the RCES exam blueprint, defined for cath lab and EP clinicians.

The thin, fibrous floor region of the 'true' interatrial septum, formed by fusion of the septum primum and septum secundum, and the target site for transseptal puncture; puncturing outside this true septum risks extracardiac perforation and tamponade.

Domain: EP Anatomy & the Conduction System · Blueprint: RCES exam guide

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