An atrial septal defect of the secundum type is relatively common and occurs from failure of the septum secundum to develop. This results in a communication between the left and right atrium ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...

Introduction Secundum ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) is a frequent often incidental finding during neonatal echocardiography. It might be associated with other congenital heart defects or can be an ...

DESIGN Three dimensional echocardiography was performed using a multiplane transoesophageal probe on 50 patients with a secundum atrial septal defect (median age 9.8 years). Nine patients were ...

Aims To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter closure of very large secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) with long-term follow-up results. Methods and results From June, 2001 to June, 2008 ...

Less common than the secundum type atrial septal defect, a primum ASD is usually small and less commonly requires intervention when it occurs in isolation. Frequently it is considered as a part of ...

We report a case of a young woman with a Crochetage sign in her ECG later diagnosed with ostium secundum ASD. Case Presentation An 18-year-old lady had multiple visits to our centre with intermittent ...

We present a case of a patient with a supravalvar mitral ring presenting with severe PH in which the initial diagnosis was masked by a large secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). A healthy-term infant ...

The patient’s associated atrial septal defect (ASD) with left to right shunt leading to pulmonary congestion and recurrent episodes of pneumonia was the leading diagnosis for which care was sought at ...

although the best results can be expected when patients are treated before 25 years of age. Percutaneous closure seems to be the first line therapeutical option for uncomplicated secundum ASD.