Case 2 continued to have poor growth after spontaneous closure of the atrial septal defect. Case 1, who had an associated large ductus and aortic stenosis, was noted to have a heart murmur at two ...

Thus, surgical suture or catheter-based closure is indicated in patients with significant ASD (enlarged right heart chambers) irrespective of age. Catheter-based closure is preferable in patients ...

The 12-lead ECG will show an incomplete right bundle branch block and right axis deviation (in contrast to the primum ASD which has a left axis deviation). Closure of an atrial septal defect can ...