This is called advanced medical technology.This is one of the finest non- open heart surgery performed in atrial septal defect cases.It's does improve cosmetic appearance.Lesser strictures are made.If you look at the video above then you'll know how the procedures are done.
Mine was a different case.I had a open heart surgery.It was way back then when medical technology was still back dated.But it still improved my health.Thank God.His grace is sufficient to bless me!
WHAT IS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT?
Atrial Septal Defect, or ASD, is a congenital anomaly of the heart and most ASD's are not serious and can be easily fixed. During the normal development of a fetus, there is an opening, which persists between the two upper chambers of heart (the atria). Oxygenated blood returning from the mother enters the umbilical cord in utero and then crosses the opening in the heart to reach the left side of the heart. In the fetus, this is how red oxygenated blood is normally pumped through the body. This atrial opening normally closes after birth, and blood is pumped through the lungs and then to the left side of the heart, thus separating off the non-oxygenated and oxygenated blood for life.
Atrial septal defects occur if the tissue (known as the atrial septum) between the two atria does not completely close after birth. The persistent opening can vary in size from miniscule to very large. If this opening continues for a long time or into adulthood, the persistent or extra flow of blood across that opening (called a shunt) can place a strain on the heart. There are 3 types of ASD's: Ostium secundum (the most common), Ostium primum, and Sinus venosus.ETC ETC ETC....=)
In my case ,my large atrial septal defect was patched with Dacron.I had an open heart surgery at the National Heart Institute.I was fully recovered from the operation with no abnormalities and blessed with a back to normal functioning heart.With God's grace!
The Lord is gracious!
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fixed splitting of S2 can be heard in ASD...
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