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 ...

Percutaneous closure seems to be the first line therapeutical option for uncomplicated secundum ASD. Summary algorithm for management of operated and non operated patients with different types of ...

Various electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, including the Crochetage sign, may give important clues to aid in diagnosis. We report a case of a young woman with a Crochetage sign in her ECG later ...

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 ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an established risk factor in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), and its persistence after ASD closure is associated with increased mortality. Therefore, ...

Introduction Careful, stepwise assessment is required in all patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pulmonary vascular or left ventricular (LV) disease. Fluid challenge and balloon ...