a corrected asd

[carroll998]

has anyone had an asd sealed without open heart surgery, and how did you feel after the op, and how different did you feel months after the op

regards Carroll

[carroll998]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT REPLY, COULD YOU POSSIBLY ADVISE ME ON THE FOLLOWING BY THE WAY I LIVE IN THE UK AND AM 55 YEARS OLD

I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN ASD, AND RIGHT VENTRICLE AND ATRIUM DILATION, AND HAVE HAD 2 EPISODES OF A FIB IN THE LAST YEAR, THE HOLE IS SMALL - MEDIUM IN SIZE WITH A SMALL RA FILLING DEFECT, I AM ON WARFARIN AND SOTALOL MY JUNIOR CARDIOLOGIST SAID HIS PEERS ARE UNSURE WHETHER TO COVER THE HOLE OR NOT, HE IS A LOVELY DOCTOR AND EXPLAINS THINGS VERY WELL, HE SAID THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW OF THEIR DECISION IN 2 WEEKS, FROM HIS ATTITUDE I AM NOT HOPEFUL, WHAT ARE THE RISKS TO ME IF IT REMAINS UNTREATED, I ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEART, WHAT IF LEFT UNTREATED DILATES EVEN FURTHER. IF THEY CAN FIX IT WHY DONT THEY, I ALSO GET VERY TIRED AND SOMETIMES SHORT OF BREATH. THANK YOU CARROLL
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[Douglas Bogart, MD]

If the anatomy is suitable catheter closure of an ASD is less invasive than open heart surgery with much less discomfort and a speedy recovery within a few days.  The long term results have been good with this procedure.  You should really feel no after effects from the device being in your heart.