Secundum atrial septal defect (ASDII) is a common congenital heart defect that causes
shunting of blood between the systemic and pulmonary circulations. Patients with an …

Background Secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) are treated by surgical closure (SC) or
transcatheter device closure (TCC). Due to a scarcity of data directly comparing these …

Aims To evaluate the effect of age on the clinical benefit of atrial septal defect (ASD) closure
in adults. Methods and results Functional status, the presence of arrhythmias, right …

Background: The clinical efficacy of transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure with the
Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) can only be judged against the results of …

Objective The ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is among the most common
congenital cardiac anomalies diagnosed in adulthood. A known complication of …

Objectives: This study assessed long-term outcome after transcatheter atrial septal defect
(ASD) closure in older patients, especially those older than 75 years of age. Background …

Background Concern regarding aortic erosion has focused attention on the retro‐aortic rim
in patients undergoing device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD), but its effect on early …

Background: Atrial septal defects are a common form of CHD and dependent on the size
and nature of atrial septal defects, closure may be warranted. The paper aims to compare …

Congenital heart disease accounted for 0.3% of US admissions in 2007, with 48% related to
atrial septal defects (ASDs). 1 More than onefourth of adult congenital heart defects are …

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the fate of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after
transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. Background: Although TR frequently occurs …