Atrial septal defects (ASDs) represent the most frequent congenital heart abnormalities observed in adults and the second most prevalent in infants. There has been a notable paradigm shift over the ...

A-fib is becoming more common, but doctors say treatments are improving. The condition is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure. Daniel Moore was ...

Abstract: Objective: Chest X-rays are a non-invasive and cost-effective diagnostic method; however, they are not commonly used for diagnosing atrial septal defects (ASD). Typically, the diagnosis of ...

What Is an Atrial Septal Defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) — sometimes called a hole in the heart — is a type of congenital heart defect in which there is an abnormal opening in the dividing wall ...

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Background Few studies are using linear echocardiographic measurements for classifying the size of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). Objectives Investigate the relationship between ASD hemodynamic ...

Protein-losing enteropathy is a debilitating complication of Fontan circulation, characterized by congestion of the thoracic duct (TD) that normally trains into the innominate vein (InV). Two surgical ...