Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. Learn about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and more.

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases. The diagnosis of ASD via transthoracic echocardiography is subjective and time-consuming. The objective of this ...

Adult ASD patients are rapidly becoming a relatively large population with a variety of clinical problems that often go unnoticed by paediatric physicians or grown-up congenital heart disease ...

Learn about atrial septal defects in babies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and long-term outlook for this common congenital heart condition.

CHDs are the most common type of congenital condition, seen in about 1% of all newborns in the United States. CHDs range in severity; some mild CHDs resolve on their own, but complicated ...

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods.

Atrioventricular septal defect is a developmental irregularity in which a hole connects two or more chambers in your child’s heart. This hole may connect the top two, the bottom two, or all four ...

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Atrial septal defect closure techniques have evolved considerably over recent decades. Traditional surgical repair, once the mainstay of treatment for congenital heart anomalies, has gradually ...

An atrioventricular septal defect is a condition present from birth in which a person has a hole between the chambers of the left and right sides of their heart.

In case of secundum ASD, decision about surgery or device-based closure should be made on the basis of anatomical characteristics of the defect.