title: Secundum atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension in an 86-year-old woman: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of well tolerated secundum atrial septal defect in a woman who died at 86 years of age is described and the lesions responsible for pulmonary hypertension are discussed. Previous reports of over-70-year-old patients with untreated secundum atrial septal defect are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozzini
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anichini
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesi
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedemonte
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D014859:Warfarin