II-2-17 Some intracardiac abnormalities and ASD secundum

Neurological Abnormalities in ASD

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a 3 to 22-fold increase in the risk of developing epilepsy as compared to typically developing individuals and up to 25% of individuals with ASD will experience clinical seizures at some point in their life. It is interesting (and I have see this in practice a number of times) that a significant number of individuals with ASD manifest epilept...

Importance of anatomic variations in secundum ASD: residual ASD detected on postoperative 31st year

Results He was taken to operation, pericardium was very adherent and epicardium was cleaned with gentle dissection. Inferior vena cava cannulation was performed and the cannula was misguided to left atrium transseptally, it was detected by the help of blood color and cannula was redirected to IVC by special stretching manuevre. Under total cardiopulmonary bypass fossa ovalis type secundum ASD w...

'Crochetage' sign on ECG in secundum ASD: clinical significance.

To cite: Bhattacharyya PJ. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-217817 DESCRIPTION A 50-year-old woman with no cardiovascular risk factors was evaluated for easy fatigability and progressive dyspnoea on exertion for the last 1 year. Cardiac auscultation revealed a normal first heart sound, an ejection systolic murmur at the upper left sternal bord...

Percutaneous implantation of an ASD occluder with intracardiac ultrasound

Transcatheter closure of secundum ASD using Occlutech Figulla-N device in symptomatic children younger than 2 years of age.

INTRODUCTION Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter occlusion techniques have become alternatives to surgical procedures. We evaluated the efficiency and safety of the Occlutech Figulla-N device in percutaneous closure of secundum ASDs in symptomatic children younger than 2 years of age. METHODS The study included 17 patients (9 girls, 8 boys; mean age, 10.3 ± 2.1 months). Mean weight was 7...