Background: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is frequently associated with atrial septal defect (ASD), especially sinus venosus (SVD). Although Waggstaffe described the pathology of SVDs in 1868, exact anatomic features and nature SVD remains controversial. no posterior rim were observed recent years. However, studies suggested that absence residual tissue might be key feat...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Transcatheter device closure becomes the first option for treating secundum atrial septal defect (ASD), but the conventional method is sometimes unsuccessful even when the defect size indicates the closure to be feasible. To increase the success rate, modified methods have been introduced and used. This study aimed to find predictors for using the modified methods in t...

Background: Partial anomalous venous connections (PAPVC) are associated with left to right shunting and heart dilatation. Identification of PAPVC has increased widespread use cross-sectional imaging modalities. However, management strategies mostly based on expert opinion given the scarcity data from large series. We aimed define types significance isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) detected b...

Atrial septal defect of the ostium secundum variety (ASD) is uncommonly diagnosed in infancy and rarely results in congestive heart failure (CHF). Eleven patients with uncomplicated ASD who developed CHF between 6 days and 13 months of age are presented. The diagnosis of ASD was documented by cardiac catheterization in all 11 patients. Left-toright shunt ranged from 52 to 80%. Right ventricular...

Background: Atrioventricular (AV) block in children may pose a challenge for phycisians. However, it can be detected with careful physical examination.
 Case illustration: A 4 month old infant presented bradycardia that did not improve during observation period. Her electrocardiography (ECG) showed complete atrioventricular and her echocardiography secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) paten...

Introduction: We evaluated chest pain alongside other midterm subjective and objective complications of the transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) and patent foramen ovales (PFOs) with various closure devices. Methods: This cross-sectional study, performed from March 2010 to October 2015 in Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical, and Research Center, evaluated 313 patients (mean age = 29...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the safety and efficacy of the HELEX septal occluder (HSO) with surgical repair of atrial septal defect (ASD). BACKGROUND The HSO is a low-profile, double-disk occluder device for percutaneous closure of secundum ASD. METHODS Patients were enrolled (HSO arm prospectively, surgery arm prospectively/retrospectively) from 14 U.S. sites and followed up fo...

OBJECTIVE To compare surgical and device closure of isolated secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in terms of hospital costs, clinical outcome, and impact on the patient and family. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Paediatric tertiary referral centre. PATIENTS Consecutive local children with a secundum ASD, admitted between 1 May 1999 and 1 May 2001. METHODS Parents compl...