ASD Is Not the Same as PFO: Be Wary!
Presenter
Howaida El-Said, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI, The University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Howaida El-Said, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI, The University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Learning Objectives:
- Outline what to look for in preprocedural imaging
- List the anatomies that may coexist and need to be ruled out with ASD (Ebstein’s, anaomalous pulm vein)
- Explain current understanding of absent anterior rim and ability for transcatheter closure
Keywords: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and Structural Heart Disease (SHD)