- Original Article
- Clinical Course of the Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect(ASD) and Its Rate of Spontaneous Closure
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Dae Yong Kim, Myung Chul Hyun, Sang Bum Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(11):1538-1543. Published online November 15, 1996
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Purpose : To know the natural course of the ostium secundum ASD including its rate of
spontaneous closure.
Methods : We studied 259 cases who were diagnosed as ostium secundum ASD by
2D-echocardiography at Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital
between Jan. 1985 and Dec. 1994. According to the age at diagnosis, we divided them into
two groups, group I (those diagnosed before 1... |
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