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More Like This ? Cardiovascular (inc. Heart)
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More Like This ? Atrial Septal Defect
Topic 1224 - Created: 2001-02-21 15:48:05-05 - Modified: 2005-04-10 14:18:13-04
ACR Index: 514.141

ASD is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly.
Types:
-Ostium secundum: most common type (60%)
-Ostium primum (35%)
-Sinus venosus defect, at entrance of SVC (5%)

Associations:
-Holt-Oram syndrome: secundum defect
-Lutembacher syndrome: ASD and mitral stenosis
-Down syndrome: primum defect

Clinical findings:
-may be asymptomatic for decades
-low pressure defect better tolerated than VSD or PDA
-Female preponderance
-May present with pulmonary hypertension

Contributor Credits

Submitted by: William J. Quinn - Author Info
Affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center
Approved By: Greg Petermann - Editor Info
Affiliation: Tripler Army Medical Center


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