Echocardiographic evaluation of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect

Echocardiography. 2015 Jan:32 Suppl 2:S110-24. doi: 10.1111/echo.12625. Epub 2014 May 29.

Abstract

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common variant present in up to 25% of the population. Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a direct communication between the 2 atrial chambers, of which the ostium secundum variety is the most common. This manuscript is an in depth review of the complex atrial septation, the diagnosis of PFO and ASD and its clinical and therapeutic implications.

Keywords: atrial septal defect; echocardiography; patent foramen ovale.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Echocardiography, Doppler / methods*
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnostic imaging*
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / mortality
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / mortality
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Survival Rate