title: Range of pulmonary artery pressures in patients undergoing percutaneous atrial septal defect device closure.
abstract: The secundum type of atrial septal defect is one of the most common conditions associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In a series of 274 consecutive patients who have undergone percutaneous atrial septal defect device closure at our institution we observed an increase in pulmonary artery pressure with age, but only three patients had overt pulmonary arterial hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butera
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossone
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Negura
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.forename: Bruno Dino
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Bodini
authors.forename: Luciene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carminati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*