Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common structural congenital heart disease. With the
development of interventional closure devices and transcatheter techniques, interventional …

Survivorship into adulthood of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) lesions has
been due in large part to improvement in prenatal detection, novel surgeries and procedural …

Objectives Cardiac surgery or catheter interventions are nowadays commonly performed to
reduce volume loading of the right ventricle in adults with congenital heart disease …

Background Transcatheter (TC) atrial septal defect (ASD) closure has been the mainstay of
therapy for secundum-type ASDs for over 20 years. Aims This nationwide cohort evaluated …

Aims Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) associated with atrial septal defects (ASDs) is
frequently present due to right-sided volume-overload. Tricuspid valve (TV) repair is often …

Background Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) usually decreases after atrial septal
defect (ASD) closure; however, it may persist and cause heart failure that requires treatment …

Background Surgical closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is contraindicated in the condition
with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), whereas ASD closure in an effective …

Objectives Transcatheter closure using a device has been established as an effective atrial
septal defect (ASD) treatment, but its value in treating patients with concomitant functional …

Introduction: Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is known to complicate adult atrial septal
defect (ASD), but its management is still under debate. We reviewed our experience in ASD …

Atrial septal defect is one of the most common congenital heart diseases in adults. The
defect often leads to volume overload in the right heart coupled with the potential risk of right …