Double Atrial Septal Defect: Diagnosis and Closure Guidance with 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography

• Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. E115 - E117
• Main Authors: Kuo, Bruce T., Whitbeck, Matthew G., Gurley, John C., Smith, Mikel D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.07.2011
• Subjects: atrial septal defect; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional - methods; Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods; Female; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery; Humans; Middle Aged; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography; transcatheter closure; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0742-2822; 1540-8175
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01347.x

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common form of congenital heart disease that often persists well into adulthood before discovery or intervention. The authors report the case of a patient referred for routine percutaneous ASD closure that was found on three‐dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography to have two large separate ostium secundum defects which were subsequently closed under 3D echocardiographic guidance. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E115‐E117) Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common form of congenital heart disease that often persists well into adulthood before discovery or intervention. The authors report the case of a patient referred for routine percutaneous ASD closure that was found on 3D transesophageal echocardiography to have two large separate ostium secundum defects which were subsequently closed under 3D echocardiographic guidance.