One kind of congenital heart defect is one in which the left and right atria are not fully separated. This condition is known as an atrial septal defect (ASD). ASD commonly causes blood to pass from the left atrium to the right atrium. As a result, the blood pressure in the right atrium increases and the blood pressure in the left atrium decreases. Which row shows the other effects of ASD?
- Ablood pressure in pulmonary artery: decreased; blood pressure in aorta: increased; % oxygenation of blood in pulmonary artery: decreased
- Bblood pressure in pulmonary artery: decreased; blood pressure in aorta: increased; % oxygenation of blood in pulmonary artery: increased
- Cblood pressure in pulmonary artery: increased; blood pressure in aorta: decreased; % oxygenation of blood in pulmonary artery: decreased
- Dblood pressure in pulmonary artery: increased; blood pressure in aorta: decreased; % oxygenation of blood in pulmonary artery: increased