If an atrial septal defect is large, heart failure may occur, although this is not common in children. Many children have no symptoms. So this defect may not be found until a child is older or becomes ...

[13] For the most frequent defect, the secundum ASD, percutaneous closure minimizes hospital stay and recovery time, avoids surgical wounds, and offers the same benefits as surgery. Successful ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are congenital heart defects characterized by an opening in the wall (septum) that separates the heart's upper chambers (atria). Closure of these defects is crucial to ...

Readers of this issue of the Journal should be greatly interested in the report by Cayler of spontaneous closure of atrial septal defects in 3 ... of severe associated heart disease in Case ...

and the only treatment was to do open heart surgery as its effective in treating atrial septal defects. "We didn't have the 1.5 million that was needed to perform the surgery. and she had to wait ...

An ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) occurs when then atrial ... The difference lies in the intensity and splitting pattern of the S2 heart sound. The intensity of S2 should remain ...

Case 2 continued to have poor growth after spontaneous closure of the atrial septal defect. Case 1, who had an associated large ductus and aortic stenosis, was noted to have a heart murmur at two ...

A more recent technique called minimally invasive cardiac surgery ... heart procedures. Common procedures include heart valve repair/replacement, coronary artery bypass, and atrial septal defect ...

explained that atrial septal defect is one of the most common congenital heart defects, affecting 2.5 out of every 1,000 live births, with 25-30 percent of cases persisting into adulthood. While ...

Italy 2 Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common ...