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Atrial Septal Defect
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Condition overview
Attributes
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 3,333 people
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
24These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- AFP or Free Beta Screen
- amniotic Fluid Test (AFT)
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Chest X-Ray
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Coagulation Factor Assay (Blood Clotting Factors)
- Echocardiogram
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Electrocardiography (ECG)
- Fetal Nuchal Translucency (FNT on Ultrasound)
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Nuchal Translucency or free Beta or PAPPA Screen
- Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2)
- Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2)
- Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulse Oximetry
- Quad Screen
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Triple Screen
- Ultrasound
Biological and test markers
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Often increased
5- Fetal Nuchal Thickness on Ultrasound (Pregnancy Weeks 10 to 14)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.18–2.5Linked diagnostic tests1Fetal Nuchal Translucency (FNT on Ultrasound)
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests3Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic tests1Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic tests1Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
Often decreased
3- Factor XI (Plasma Thromboplastin Antecedent, Percentage of Normal Value)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 65–135 %Linked diagnostic tests1Coagulation Factor Assay (Blood Clotting Factors)
- Oxygen Saturation (Arterial Blood, SaO2)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 95–100 %; Newborn (0 - 1month): 40–90 %Linked diagnostic tests1Oxygen Saturation Test (Arterial Blood, SaO2)
- Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (PaO2)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 80–100 mm Hg; Newborn (0 - 1month): 60–70 mm HgLinked diagnostic tests1Partial Pressure of Oxygen (PO2)
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Atrial Septal Defect
Atrial Septal Defect
The human heart comprises four chambers which can each be identified uniquely as being upper or lower, and left or right. The two chambers on the left of the heart are responsible for pumping oxygen-rich (arterial) blood throughout the body. Meanwhile, the right chambers receive and pump de-oxygenated (venous) blood to the lungs, where it is ‘refilled’ with oxygen.
Atrial septal defect (abbreviated to ASD) is a birth defect in which the muscle wall (septum) dividing the heart into its left and right halves has a hole, enabling blood to flow between the two halves. The result is mixing of the arterial and venous blood, which can have serious implications for the circulatory system’s ability to supply adequate oxygen and nutrients to each cell of the body.