Latent pulmonary hypertension in atrial septal defect: Dynamic stress echocardiography reveals unapparent pulmonary hypertension and confirms rapid normalisation after ASD closure

S. A. Lange,Martin Braun,Steffen Schoen,Ruth H. Strasser

Latent pulmonary hypertension in atrial septal defect: Dynamic stress echocardiography reveals unapparent pulmonary hypertension and confirms rapid normalisation after ASD closure

2013

S. A. Lange
Martin Braun
Steffen Schoen
Ruth H. Strasser

Objective Closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) prevents pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure and thromboembolic stroke. The exact timing for ASD closure is controversial.

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Stress Echocardiography
ASD
Medicine
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Atrial septal defects
Pulmonary hypertension
Exercise stress echocardiography
Thromboembolic stroke
Right heart failure
dynamic stress

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