There has been a remarkable improvement in the treatment strategy of secundum atrial
septal defect (ASD) over the last few decades. Indebted to the improvement in device …

About 92.1 million Americans suffer from at least one type of cardiovascular disease.
Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death (about 31% of all …

Background A trans-catheter closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) is efficient. Balloon
sizing (BS) during the catheterization leads to an overestimation of ASD size. Three …

This review centers on the usefulness of echo-Doppler studies in the diagnosis of ostium
secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) and in their management, both in children and adults …

Background The assessment of interatrial septum (IAS) requires a standardized, systematic
approach, including two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D TTE), 2D …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and
consequently early diagnosis is of paramount importance. Working conditions can be …

Background 2D-transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is routinely performed to guide
percutaneous ASD closure in children. We aimed to assess whether two-dimensional (2D) …

Atrioventricular septal defects comprise a disease spectrum characterized by deficient
atrioventricular septation, with several common features seen in all affected hearts and …

Adult patients with atrial septal defects (ASDs) have variable clinical presentations that can
range from dyspnoea on exertion to cerebral vascular accidents from paradoxical embolism …

We aimed to determine the feasibility, efficacy, success, and safety of intracardiac
echocardiography (ICE) in transcatheter multiple atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. Of 185 …