Congenital Heart Disease |
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Atrial Septal Defect
 Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Diagnosis Most atrial septal defects (ASD) are discovered during childhood when a murmur, an extra heart sound, is heard during a physical examination.
To help diagnosis ASD in adulthood, your doctor also may suggest the following tests:
In addition, your doctor may use a cardiac catheterization procedure to inject a dye into the heart and to see on a moving picture X-ray how the heart and aorta are functioning.
Coronary angiography may be recommended for patients over age 40 to detect coronary artery disease.
Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated February 6, 2008
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