Predictors of improvement after device closure of Atrial Septal Defect in patients above 30 years

Authors

Abdullah Hamed Abd Elsamea, Department of cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.Follow
Abd Elmohsen Mustafa Abdu, Department of cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ibrahim Faragallah Said, Department of cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohmmed Osama Taha, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Background: Atrial septal defects constitute around 25-30% of recent diagnoses of congenital heart defects in adults & the most common a cyanotic shunt lesion in adult as well. Aim of work: Assessment of enhancement of heart performance after device closure Assessment of symptomatic improvement after device closure. Patients and Methods: This study was involved 30 cases with atrial septal defect (ASD) who underwent closure of ASD with device closure. Results: Comparison among pre & post ASD device closure regarding echocardiogram data. There were significant statistical alterations in comparison amongst the pre & post ASD device closure regarding LVESV (P

Keywords

Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Transcatheter closure; Atrial Septal Defect.

Subject Area

Cardiology

How to Cite This Article

Elsamea, Abdullah Hamed Abd; Abdu, Abd Elmohsen Mustafa; Said, Ibrahim Faragallah; and Taha, Mohmmed Osama (2023) "Predictors of improvement after device closure of Atrial Septal Defect in patients above 30 years," Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 4: Iss. 10, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.1988