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What Does Large Ostium Secendum ASD With L R Shunt, Tiny Perimembranous VSD With L R Shunt Mean?

my niece is suffering from following problems as per her ECHOCARDIGRAPHY:
(1) Large ostium secendum ASD with L-R shunt (measuring 14mm in size)
(2) Tiny perimembranous VSD with L-R shunt (measuring 2mm in size)
(3) No PDA / coarctation
(4) Dilated pulmonary arteries
(5) Dilated RA/RV.


Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Your niece is having birth defects in the developments of heart and blood channels supplying heart and lungs.

(1) Large ostium secendum ASD with L-R shunt (measuring 14mm in size)
This is a hole in the upper chambers of heart causing mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated bood.

(2) Tiny perimembranous VSD with L-R shunt (measuring 2mm in size)
This is another small hole causing blood to flow across a defect in the wall separating the lower chambers of heart with blood flowing from left to right side and this is abnormal.

(3) No PDA / coarctation
This indicates that aorta, a large blood supplying channel is normal.

(4) Dilated pulmonary arteries
Channels transporting blood from heart to lung are enlarged due to holes in the heart.

(5) Dilated RA/RV.
The upper and lower chambers of heart are enlarged due to the back flow of blood and the right side of heart doing extra pumping action.

Please consult a cardiologist and discuss in detail.
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What Does Large Ostium Secendum ASD With L R Shunt, Tiny Perimembranous VSD With L R Shunt Mean?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Your niece is having birth defects in the developments of heart and blood channels supplying heart and lungs. (1) Large ostium secendum ASD with L-R shunt (measuring 14mm in size) This is a hole in the upper chambers of heart causing mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated bood. (2) Tiny perimembranous VSD with L-R shunt (measuring 2mm in size) This is another small hole causing blood to flow across a defect in the wall separating the lower chambers of heart with blood flowing from left to right side and this is abnormal. (3) No PDA / coarctation This indicates that aorta, a large blood supplying channel is normal. (4) Dilated pulmonary arteries Channels transporting blood from heart to lung are enlarged due to holes in the heart. (5) Dilated RA/RV. The upper and lower chambers of heart are enlarged due to the back flow of blood and the right side of heart doing extra pumping action. Please consult a cardiologist and discuss in detail.