Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases. The diagnosis of ASD via transthoracic echocardiography is subjective and time-consuming. The objective of this ...

In this brief review, we will discuss the use of echocardiography for some of the most useful and newest interventions in the cardiac cath lab: atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, alcohol septal ...

Atrial Septal Defect Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are the second most common type of congenital heart disease. The most frequent variant of ASD, the ostium secundum (OS) type, results from ...

Transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography were highly concordant in disclosing intra-atrial thrombi and defining structural abnormalities in a prospective comparative study.