title: Improvement of biventricular function after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect: a case report.
abstract: We report a 17-year-old man presented with palpitation. Echocardiography demonstrated secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with marked right sided dilatation, indicating significant left to right intracardiac shunting. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging performed 3 months after transcatheter ASD closure demonstrated marked improvement in biventricular systolic function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Cardiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Yat-Yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Cheuk-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016276:Ventricular Function; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling