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Review
. 2004 May-Jun;25(3):191-200.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-003-0585-1.

Cardiovascular embryology

R Abdulla  1 , G A Blew, M J Holterman
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Review

Cardiovascular embryology

R Abdulla et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2004 May-Jun.

Erratum in

  • Pediatr Cardiol. 2004 Sep-Oct;25(5):619

Abstract

During the first 20 days of development, the human embryo has no cardiovascular structure. Over the next month, the heart and great vessels complete their development and look very much like they will at full gestation. This amazing process transforms isolated angiogenic cell islets into a complex, four-chambered structure. During this transformation, the single heart tube begins to beat at 23 days of development and by 30 days blood circulates through the embryo.

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