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 ...

Postprocedure atrial fibrillation and persistent atrial ... endocarditis prophylaxis for primum, whereas for secundum and sinus defect, physical examination, Holter EKG and echocardiography ...

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 ...

IL Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common and simple type of ASD. Echocardiography (less frequently transesophageal echocardiography) is the first-line diagnostic test. 3D ...

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 ...

Objective To investigate the safety, efficacy, and clinical application of a new self centring device (“angel wings”) for closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD II) and persistent foramen ...

This paper presents serial cardiac-catheterization data showing spontaneous functional closure of large symptomatic defects in 3 infants. One had an associated moderate-sized patent ductus ...

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 ...

Ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OSASD) occurs as an isolated defect in 10% of individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD). In small nuclear-family studies (parents and siblings), OSASD ...

What Is an Atrial Septal Defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) — sometimes called a hole in the heart — is a type of congenital heart defect in which there is an abnormal opening in the dividing wall ...

Furthermore, transcatheter closure of secundum defects offers a less invasive alternative of repair to patients ... with proeminent pulmonary artery and markedly dilated hilar vessels in an adult ...