If an atrial septal defect is large, heart failure may occur, although this is not common in children. Many children have no symptoms. So this defect may not be found until a child is older or becomes ...

[13] For the most frequent defect, the secundum ASD ... the recent advancements in mini-invasive surgical techniques for repair of secundum ASD such as mini-thoracotomy or endoscopic techniques ...

Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...

An atrial septal defect of the secundum type is relatively common and occurs from failure of the septum secundum to develop. This results in a communication between the left and right atrium ...

Treatments approved for PAH may reduce by half the risk of serious complications or death in patients with repaired ...

The treatment is surgical repair frequently with a bidirectional Glenn shunt which is performed by closing the tricuspid valve and creating an atrial septal defect, effectively excluding the right ...