Atrial septal defects are the third most common type of congenital heart disease. Included in
this group of malformations are several types of atrial communications that allow shunting of …

The most common associated anomalies are a secundum ASD and a persistent left SVC
draining into the coronary sinus. Most primum ASDs are relatively large and lead to right …

In patients with congenital heart disease the right ventricle (RV) may support the pulmonary
(subpulmonary RV) or the systemic circulation (systemic RV). During the last 50 years …

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 Device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are
both associated with short‐and long‐term complications. Our knowledge of the complication …

Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common adult congenital heart defect and
can present with wide variation in clinical findings. With the intention of preventing morbidity …

Background—Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may develop in patients with atrial
septal defects (ASD); however, little is known about associated risk factors and its evolution …

Abstract Real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography allows us to measure right
ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume irrespective of its shape. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) …

Background Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) should potentially reduce
right heart volumes by removing left-to-right shunting. Due to ventricular interdependence …

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 …