OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of endoscopic atrial septal defect (ASD) closure when percutaneous ASD closure is impossible or has failed. PATIENTS Between March 1997 and February 2003, 74 patients (63% female, mean (SD) age 44 (16) years) underwent an endoscopic ASD closure. Median preoperative New York Heart Association functional class was I. Clinical and echocard...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the use of 3-dimensional printing (3DP) for the percutaneous transcatheter closure of a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with rim deficiency less than 5 mm. METHODS Patients with ASD were scanned using multi-slice computed tomography to acquire raw data for virtual 3DP reconstruction models. Different ASD occluders were tried on the 3DP...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess long-term results of percutaneous closure of secundum-type atrial septal defect (ASD II) using Amplatzer septal occluders (ASO). BACKGROUND Only immediate-, short-, and intermediate-term results of ASO implantation are known so far. METHODS Between September 1995 and January 2000, 151 patients underwent a successful percutaneous closure of ASD ...

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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is one of the most frequently congenital heart diseases in adults and it is often asymptomatic until adulthood. We report a case of a 90-year-old woman admitted to hospital with dyspnea and orthopnea insidiously progressing over the preceding 5 years and becoming severe with dyspnea on minimal activities, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, in the last 2 weeks...

Abstract: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is one of the three most common types congenital heart disease in world. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) a complication that can be found patients with secundum type ASD. There no research shows relationship between patient’s age and defect size increased pulmonary artery pressure ASD Indonesia, so further needs to done. Material Methods: This study re...

Objective: To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of endoscopic atrial septal defect (ASD) closure when percutaneous ASD closure is impossible or has failed. Patients: Between March 1997 and February 2003, 74 patients (63% female, mean (SD) age 44 (16) years) underwent an endoscopic ASD closure. Median preoperative New York Heart Association functional class was I. Clinical and echocard...

Ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital heart defect. The adverse prognosis of untreated ASD diagnosed in childhood is well studied and percutaneous device closure of these ASDs has evolved to become the standard of care in both pediatric and young adult populations. There is a growing body of literature that suggests the benefits of ASD closure are not restricted to y...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively study the techniques and outcomes of transcatheter closure of complex Atrial septal defects (ASD). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS Prospective single center study with experience in catheter closure of ASD. All patients with complex ASD suitable for device closure. OBJECTIVE Analysis of outcomes of transcatheter closure of complex ASD in JIPMER Hospital over the past 5-...

Interestingly, previous studies shows that there are some regional differences regarding the extent and the time course of deformational changes. 2) The regional heterogeneity in RV wall thickness and curvature may explain some of the variance in RV regional deformation. In ASD patients, RV lateral longitudinal strain is higher and RV septal strain is similar (or slightly higher) compared with ...