Objective Therapeutic strategies for atrial septal defect (ASD) with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PAH-specific ...

Summary algorithm for management of operated and non operated patients with different types of atrial septal defects. ASD: Atrial septal defect.

Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are congenital heart defects ... Transcatheter closure of ASDs has been a standard treatment for over two decades, and recent studies have reinforced its efficacy ...

ASDs can be large and need treatment. There are three main types of ASD. Secundum ASD. The hole is in the middle of the atrial septum. It is the most common type of ASD. Primum ASD (also called ostium ...

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart ... Talk with your doctor if your sadness continues or you have concerns about how you are feeling.

Treatment of an ASD will depend on a child's age and the size, location, and severity of the defect. Very small ASDs might not need any treatment. In other cases, the cardiologist may recommend follow ...

Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/surgery; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Surgical Procedures Minimally Invasive Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most ...

Some babies are born with a hole (defect) in the wall (septum) between the 2 top chambers of their heart (atria). This is called atrial (ay-TREE-ul) septal defect (ASD). When there is a hole in the ...

Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are the second most common ... and is now established as the standard technique for definitive treatment of ASDs of the OS type. It is unfeasible for the other ...

Treatment of an ASD will depend on a child's age and the size, location, and severity of the defect. Very small ASDs might not need any treatment. In other cases, the cardiologist may recommend follow ...

An 85-year-old woman presenting with symptomatic pulmonary hypertension (PH) with a history of dextrocardia was referred to our facility for treatment of heart failure. Significant shunting was ...