PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.27, no.3, pp.500-504, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective: Atrial septal defect (ASD) makes up about 10% of all congenital heart diseases diagnosed after delivery and up to 30-40% of heart defects diagnosed in patients aged over 40 years. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of surgical ASD repair on functional status, right ventricular size, cardiothoracic ratio and pulmonary hypertension in patients over 40 years of age.