OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the safety, efficacy and clinical utility of the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) for closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with surgical closure. BACKGROUND The clinical utility of a device such as the ASO can only be judged against the results of contemporaneous surgery. METHODS A multicenter, nonrandomized concurrent study was performed in ...

background: given the dearth of data in the existing literature on the size and morphologic variability of secundum-type atrial-septal defect (asd-ii) in adult patients, we aimed to address this issue in a series of consecutive adult patients evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography (tee). methods: a total of 50 patients (68.0% female) with isolated asd-ii underwent tee for the evaluation ...

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a well-known, long-term complication of atrial septal defect (ASD) in adults, even after device closure. Left (LA) strain rate applied to the analysis chamber function has been demonstrated be an important predictor LA reverse remodeling. This study aimed determine changes closure ASD. Methods prospective enrolled adults with secundum ASD undergoi...

We sought to assess the effects of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) on right and left ventricular form and functions, as well as atrial volumes and pulmonary venous flows. We enrolled 25 patients (mean age: 9.02) prospectively who underwent successful transcatheter closure of secundum ASD. We performed transthoracic echocardiography, including two-dimensional, pulsed wave Dop...

Stretched diameter of the atrial septal defect (ASD), determined by balloon sizing at cardiac catheterization, is commonly used to select the sizes of the devices used for transcatheter closure of the secundum ASD. We have previously evaluated the utility of pulmonary/systemic flow ratio and angiographic and echocardiographic (echo) sizes of the ASD in estimating stretched ASD diameter in a gro...

Background Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are the most common third congenital heart defects. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical course of ASDs and the relationship between its complications, location closure and size. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted...

The most common defects in the atrial septum are ostium secundum, ostium primum and sinus venosus atrial septal defects (ASDs) and patent foramen ovale. The management of ostium primum and sinus venosus defects is by surgery because of associated abnormalities, namely, cleft in the mitral valve causing mitral regurgitation in ostium primum defects and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connecti...

Percutaneous transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure is a widely used technique that has replaced open-heart surgical closure in many centers. The most common implant is the Amplatzer septal occluder which seems to be a highly effective and safe device. However, there are reports of complications associated with its implantation. We report a 9-year-old boy who presented with complete a...

A 67-year-old male patient with an eight-month history of operation for mitral valve repair and secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) presented with complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a residual ASD resulting from separation of a pericardial patch. Qp/Qs rate was 3.2. The diameter of the residual defect measured by transesophageal echocardiography...

Abnormal Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary anomaly in which the left main artery arises pulmonary trunk, resulting to right shunt. ALCAPA associated with septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. The case discussed had secundum atrial defect. Sudden cardiac death feared complication. We discuss hemodynamics of this shunt combination outline its manage...