Benefit of atrial septal defect closure in adults: impact of age (original) (raw)

2011

Abstract

Methods and results Functional status, the presence of arrhythmias, right ventricular (RV) remodelling, and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) were studied in 236 consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter ASD closure [164 females, mean age of 49 ± 18 years, 78 younger than 40 years (Group A), 84 between 40 and 60 years (Group B) and 74 older than 60 years (Group C)]. Defect size [median 22 mm (inter-quartile range, 19, 26 mm)] and shunt ratio [Qp:Qs 2.2 (1.7, 2.9)] did not differ among age groups.

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