title: [Report of surgical treatment of ASD in the aged].
abstract: 5 surgical cases of atrial septal defect of the secundum type, aged 43, 45, 54, 58 and 67 respectively, are reported. Two of them were initially in functional class III, one in class II and two in class I. CTR were increased in all cases. Three of them had severe heart failure, especially in a 67 years-old patient severe respiratory obstructive disfunction was observed (FEV1.0:0.561). All of the cases had large pulmonary to systemic flow ratio (QP/QS greater than 3.0) and one had pressure-gradient of 20 mmHg between RV and PA. After the surgery CTR decreased, pulmonary arterial pressure also fell to normal value, and all cases symptomatically improved. It is concluded that surgery is life saving and appears to offer sustained clinical benefit to the older age group with advanced symptomatic disability, even if pulmonary hypertension or congestive heart failure are associated.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ajioka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged