title: Spontaneous closure of a large atrial septal defect in an infant.
abstract: We describe a patient who, at the age of 6 months (body weight 6.1 kg), was diagnosed with a large atrial septal defect (with diameter 10-11 mm) that had spontaneously closed in a 1-year period. The timing of transcatheter intervention in children should be considered individually, paying close attention to subsequent echocardiographic data.
authors.affiliation: Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiszer
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szkutnik
authors.affiliation: Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chodór
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine with Division of Dentistry, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Białkowski
keywords: atrial defect; spontaneous closure