Despite advances in device closure for atrial septal defect (ASD), post-closure heart failure
observed in adult patients remains a clinical problem. Although right heart volume overload …

Objectives: We set out to study the effect of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD)
on right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) function assessed by myocardial …

This study sought to evaluate global and regional left ventricular (LV) function before and
early after device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) in patients with normal pulmonary …

Objectives: To determine the effects of atrial septal defects (ASD) and their closure on
systolic and diastolic right and left ventricular function; and by comparing surgical closure …

Some older patients develop symptoms of clinical heart failure after closure of an atrial
septal defect (ASD). The present study tested the hypothesis that baseline hemodynamics …

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the course of cardiopulmonary function after transcatheter
atrial septal defect (ASD) closure and to identify the physiopathologic mechanisms leading …

Atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATs) contribute substantially to morbidity in adult patients with
secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs). The purpose of this study was to prospectively …

Objectives: We sought to prove that device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) in older
patients not only improves cardiac function but also results in symptomatic relief by …

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 …

Objectives The objectives of this study are to assess current management algorithms for left
ventricular (LV) hemodynamic and diastolic changes following atrial septal device occlusion …