… atrial septal defects (ASDs) [1,2]. Rim absence or deficiency (<5 mm) and the detection of a
stretched defect >40 mm are contraindications … elderly patients with left ventricular restrictive …

… in the elderly population should be performed with caution as many patients may have a
masked restrictive left ventricular … even though patients do not have contraindications for oral …

… change in the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) over a … inter-atrial route for LA flow instead
of LV filling, and mask the … We believe that ASD closure in elderly patients with suspected …

… Coronary angiography in older patients is recommended at the … masked LV restriction is
available on an order-made basis. … ASD closure is contraindicated in patients with PASP greater …

… left ventricular dysfunction leading to pulmonary edema immediately after closure of left to
right shunts from an ASD in elderly patients … we be concerned about this risk in our patients? …

… significantly to the symptoms masked by cardiac disease. A … Transcatheter closure of atrial
septal defect (ASD) is a well-… of the interventricular septum is seen toward the left ventricle …

… Although the left ventricle enlarged with time after ASD closure in all age groups, left
ventricular size in older patients never reached that in younger patients. In addition to this …

… tracing of the left ventricle (red) and the right ventricle (blue). … of some reduced left atrial
compliance, unmasked by iASD … closure in elderly patients leading to sudden increase in left-…

… Masked left ventricular restriction in elderly patients with atrial septal defects: a contraindication
… closure of atrial septal defect in patients with left ventricular restriction: midterm results. …

… saturation and mask the presence of an atrial communication. … in older patients particularly
in the presence of left ventricular … circulation is contraindicated, a left atrial pressure less than …