Atrial Septal Defect Treatment WisdomCard™

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  1. Mayo Clinic: Atrial Septal Defect Treatment mayoclinic.org - Atrial Septal Defect Treatment
  2. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Treatment of Atrial Septal Defect nlm.nih.gov - Treatment of Atrial Septal Defect
  3. KidsHealth: ASD Treatment kidshealth.org - ASD Treatment
  4. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Atrial Septal Defects Treatment & Amplatzer Septal Occluder cincinnatichildrens.org - Atrial Septal Defects Treatment & Amplatzer Septal Occluder
  5. UCSF Medical Center: Congenital Heart Disease: Atrial Septal Defect Treatment ucsfhealth.org - Congenital Heart Disease: Atrial Septal Defect Treatment
  6. eMedicine: Atrial Septal Defect: Treatment emedicine.medscape.com - Atrial Septal Defect: Treatment
  7. Merck Manuals: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)(Ostium Secundum Defect): Treatment merck.com - Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)(Ostium Secundum Defect): Treatment
  8. Texas Heart Institute: ASD - How Is it Treated? texasheartinstitute.org - ASD - How Is it Treated?
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Research Notes on Atrial Septal Defect Treatment


The treatment of atrial septal defect (ASD) depends on many factors. A small ASD with no symptoms may only require frequent monitoring. In some cases open heart surgery is necessary in order to close the defect. There is also a nonsurgical method that is being used to close atrial septal defects. It involves placing a patch on the defect by a procedure called cardiac catheterization.1

Fast Facts:

  • If an ASD hasn't closed on it's own by age three, it probably never will.2
  • After surgery to close an ASD, the size of the heart usually returns to normal within six months.2
  • Cardiac catheterization has a success rate of 99%.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Atrial Septal Defect Treatment
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Atrial Septal Defects Treatment & Amplatzer Septal Occluder
  3. ↑ Texas Heart Institute: ASD - How Is it Treated?

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