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Less common than the secundum type atrial septal defect, a primum ASD is usually small and less commonly requires intervention when it occurs in isolation. Frequently it is considered as a part of ...

An atrial septal defect of the secundum type is relatively common and occurs from failure of the septum secundum to develop. This results in a communication between the left and right atrium ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...