Interv Akut Kardiol. 2019;18(4):224-229

Long-term results following atrial septal defect surgery

Daniela Žáková^1,2, Tomáš Zatočil^2,3, Olga Pokorná^1,2, Petr Malík^1,2, Jiří Ničovský^1,2, Jiří Ondrášek^1,2, Jan Černý^1,2, Petr Němec^1,2

¹ 1Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno

² 2Centrum komplexní péče o vrozené srdeční vady v dospělosti, Brno

³ 3Interní kardiologická klinika Fakultní nemocnice, Brno

Atrial septal defect is the most common congenital heart disease of adults with a good outcome. Early repair of significant atrial
shunt leads to regression of symptoms and prevents right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation. Patients benefit
from closure at any age. Residual lesions are not frequent and depend on the age at closure. Device closure is the first option to
close an atrial septal defect if it is suitable for cathether intervention. Minimally invasive surgery has been an increasing trend of
closure in recent years in defects not to be managed with device closure.

Keywords: atrial septal defect, left to right shunt, tricuspid regurgitation, pulmonary hypertension, device

Published: December 1, 2019  Show citation