Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Community

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Which type of surgical closure I needed?

Syamkuttan

My TEE test result is 'large OS ASD,left to right shunt Floppy IVC rim,aortic rim 6mmat ASD including floppy rim 32mm' After the TEE ...

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Here are my test results after a holter monitor, should I be concerned?

dmsparr

So my primary dropped the ball between the hospital and the testing, I received no reading of my results. I called today and was told it ...

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HELP with ECHO please!

Fabia11

Hi all, please I am a mother of 2 boys with no one to rely on, living in a foreign country. My husband is 48, he’s been experiencing l...

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Frustrated

Marcia1974

Hello , my daughter is 15 now and has a ASD it is 7mm to 9mm! Dr. Says it will close on it's on!!! But late diagnosis at the age of 7. Sh...

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I had a racing pulse after ASD surgery

Damienp22

I had ASD surgery on June 12th, 2018. Last night, on June 29th, I awoke with a racing pulse of 173 BPM and eventually had some tightness ...

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Echocardiography report shows 2 holes in heart

hemu16187

The reports shows like: 5.5 MM Non restrictive PM VSD with L-R shunt with PSG = 10mmHG 8mm OS ASD with L-R Shunt Mild valvular PS with...

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Ultrasound showed i have a hole in the heart

miklai888

I'm 38 year old male. Had ultrasounds of my heart 10 years ago and 2 years ago. My complain was increased heartbeat and sometimes pain in...

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Residual hole

james30914

Is there any chance developing residual hole after going thru Patch closure of Open heart Surgery? I had gone thru surgery as I had 2 hol...

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small ASD || / PFO with (3.0mm)

nomankt

My 2 days son suffering from small ASD || / PFO (measuring 3.0 mm) with Left to Right flow. Doctor says it will heal itself within 2 yea...

What is the recovery of closure of ASD through open heart surgery?

JacobRivenell

I am a 18 year old male who recently underwent open heart surgery on 5th January. I spent only 4 days in hospital after the surgery being...

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Stress echo results , hyper mobile interatrial septum. Please read.

Anxietyworld

My cardio doctor said my heart was healthy but I'm confused . On my report it said "hyper mobile interatrial septum " and I asked him if ...

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Asd 18mm heart hole

VenubabuNallapati

Hi. This is venu. Recently my daughter admitted in to hospital due to lung infection and doctor found that there is hole in the heart ar...

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