Ostalo

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2016.55

Two Cases of Atrial Septal Defects Diagnosed in Adult Patients.

Margarita Brida ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Maja Strozzi ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Darko Anić ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Atrial septal defects (ASD) are the most common heart defect in adult patients and are often diagnosed late. This defect should be suspected whenever echocardiographic imaging nds an enlarged right ventricle. We report two cases of patients with newly-diagnosed ASD that were older than 50 years of age. In both cases the patients presented with arrhythmia (atrial brillation, i.e. total atrioventricular block), and a successful correction of the defect was performed. If there are no contraindications, that is primarily the development of signi cant pulmonary hypertension i.e. pulmo- nary vascular resistance, the active approach – defect closure – is recommended, since it signi cantly contributes to clinical improvement and reduction in mortality.

Ključne riječi

adult congenital heart disease; atrial septal defect; echocardiography; pulmonary hypertension; Amplatzer occluder

Hrčak ID:

153674

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/153674

Datum izdavanja:

23.2.2016.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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