Atrial Septic Defect
Neeraj Awasthy, Dinesh Singh Bhist
Neeraj Awasthy,
MD (Pediatrics), FNB(Pediatric cardiology)
Department of Pediatric Cardiology,
Max Super specialty Hospital, New Delhi-110017, India
Dinesh Singh Bhist
MD, FNB
First Created: 01/09/2001
Last Updated: 04/26/2016
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Patient Education
Humans have four-chambered hearts. Two are atria and two are ventricles. ASD is a hole in the septum between the two atria. Blood shunts from left to right and gradually, RA, RV enlarged lung pressure increased. If ASD is not treated then the arteries going to the lung become permanently thick and death may occur beyond adolescence due to pulmonary vascular disease. Thus ASD has to be closed either by device or via surgery. The result is good for both techniques. But due to general complications of the surgery, the device is the first choice of treatment if the ASD is divisible.
1. Hoffman JI, Kaplan S. The incidence of congenital heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002, 39:1890-1900.
2. Mainwaring RD, Mirali-Akbar et.al. Secundum type atrial septal defects with failure to thrive in the first year of life. J Card Surg 1996;11:116-120.
3. Morgan GJ, Casey F et.al. Assessing ASDs prior to device closure.
4. Teo KS, Disney PJ. Assessment of ASD comparing cardivasular magnetic resonance with TEE. J Cardiovasc Magn REson 2010;12:44.
5. Campbell M, Natural history of ASD. Br Heart J 1970;32:820-826.
6. Babic UU et.al. double umbrella device for trans venous closure of PD and ASD colon first experience. J INterv Cardiol 1991;4:283-294.
7. Indian pediatric 2008;45:117-126.
Neeraj Awasthy, Dinesh Singh Bhist
Atrial Septic Defect
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2016-04-26
2016-04-26
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Neeraj Awasthy, Dinesh Singh Bhist
Neeraj Awasthy,
MD (Pediatrics), FNB(Pediatric cardiology)
Department of Pediatric Cardiology,
Max Super specialty Hospital, New Delhi-110017, India
Dinesh Singh Bhist
MD, FNB
First Created: 01/09/2001
Last Updated: 04/26/2016
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References
1. Hoffman JI, Kaplan S. The incidence of congenital heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002, 39:1890-1900.
2. Mainwaring RD, Mirali-Akbar et.al. Secundum type atrial septal defects with failure to thrive in the first year of life. J Card Surg 1996;11:116-120.
3. Morgan GJ, Casey F et.al. Assessing ASDs prior to device closure.
4. Teo KS, Disney PJ. Assessment of ASD comparing cardivasular magnetic resonance with TEE. J Cardiovasc Magn REson 2010;12:44.
5. Campbell M, Natural history of ASD. Br Heart J 1970;32:820-826.
6. Babic UU et.al. double umbrella device for trans venous closure of PD and ASD colon first experience. J INterv Cardiol 1991;4:283-294.
7. Indian pediatric 2008;45:117-126.