An ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) occurs when then atrial septum near the atrioventricular valves has a communication between the two atrium causing a left to right shunt. This rarely ...

A Gerbode defect is technically a type of ventricular septal defect, although this results in a left ventricular to right atrial shunt. Significant left to right shunting can occur resulting in a ...

Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms ... the need for concomitant atrial antiarrhythmia surgery and likelihood of symptomatic ...

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

Reproduced with permission from [10]. Congenital heart defects can include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of aorta and tetralogy of fallot.

Coimbatore: Cardiology department at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) has successfully treated atrial septal defect in three schoolchildren using device closure technique in ...