Secundum atrial septal defect

Case contributed by Liz Silverstone
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fatigue.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Cardiomegaly.

Small aortic knuckle.

Enlarged pulmonary arteries and pulmonary plaeonaemia.

mri

Large secundum ASD.

Dilated right atrium and dilated hypertrophic right ventricle.

Shunt 3:1.

Case Discussion

ASD causing left to right shunt and pulmonary hypertension.

Clinical signs of ASD are subtle, such as flow murmur and split second heart sound. Delayed presentation is relatively common.

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