RT Book, Section
A1 Bianchi, Diana W.
A1 Crombleholme, Timothy M.
A1 D'Alton, Mary E.
A1 Malone, Fergal D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106397832
T1 Atrial Septal Defects
T2 Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-144201-5
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106397832
RD 2024/04/23
AB Key  PointsAtrial  septal  defects  are  relatively  common  congential  cardiac  malformations,  but  are  difficult  to  diagnose  prenatally  due  to  problems  differentiating  the  normal  patent  foramen  ovale  from  an  anatomic  defect  of  the  septum.Many  cases  close  spontaneously  within  2  years  of  life,  while  persistence  of  a  large  defect,  especially  with  evidence  of  right  ventricular  overload,  is  an  indication  for  elective  closure.Open  surgical  approaches  to  closure  have  been  replaced  in  most  cases  with  minimally  invasive  transcatheter  occlusion  techniques.While  the  medium-term  outcome  of  such  transcatheter  occlusion  techniques  appears  favorable,  it  will  likely  be  some  time  before  sufficient  data  are  available  to  confirm  long-term  safety  and  efficacy.