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Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
What is an atrial septal defect or ASD?
An atrial septal defect or ASD is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of your heart or atria. The condition is congenital which means from birth. Minor atrial septal flaws may close by their own during infancy or early childhood. The heart and lungs can be damaged by large and long-standing atrial septal defects. Small defects may never cause a problem and may be found incidentally. An adult who has had an unobserved atrial septal defect for decades may have a shortened life span, and his death may arise due to heart failure or high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). To prevent complications, surgery may be necessary to repair atrial septal defects to prevent.
Success rate
The success rate of the Atrial Septal defect is 95% and the procedure usually takes 1 to 2 hours, but it can take longer.
Care after the procedure
The cardiologist will suggest the time of discharge. The child will have to stay in the hospital
for at least 4 to 6 hours after the procedure. Most of the time the children can go home on the same day as the procedure finishes. Echocardiogram is done after the procedure. This test is to make sure that there is no fluid around the heart.
