Open AccessPulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients With Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects
Author(s) -
Gerald Yong,
Paul Khairy,
Pierre de Guise,
Annie Dore,
François Marcotte,
LiseAndrée Mercier,
Stéphane Noble,
Réda Ibrahim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.108.826560
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , septum secundum , pulmonary artery , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , odds ratio , cohort
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may develop in patients with atrial septal defects (ASD); however, little is known about associated risk factors and its evolution after transcatheter ASD closure.
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