title: [The surgery of atrial septal defect in adults (author's transl)].
abstract: 33 cases of A.S.D. whose age ranged between 30 and 50 years are presented. Surgical indications, post-operative complications and arrhythmias are described. Atrial fibrillation due to pulmonary hypertension in the post-operative period is particularly emphasized. The authors point out that surgical indication for A.S.D. in adults is closely related to the hemodynamic of pulmonary circulation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: La chirurgia del difetto interatriale nell'eta' adulta.