Question 1

what is atrial septal aneurysm?

Accepted Answer

Bulge in wall : Just a bulge in the thin wall between the two small chambers of the heart.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: atrial septal aneurysm?

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Floppy septum: The atrial septum devides the right atrium (upper heart chamber) from the left.  During developement in the womb, there is a large opening in this wall which closes soon after birth. The closure can be floppy or redundent, and may be referred to as aneurysm. This is benign and not the type of aneurysm that needs repair or is at risk to rupture.

Question 3

if atrial septal aneurysm's don't cause pain then why do i have pain?

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Not a true aneurysm: Atrial septal aneurysms are not "true" aneurysm like those that occur in blood vessels with a risk of rupture.  Atrial septal aneurysms are simply an excess of tissue left over when you naturally closed your patent foramen ovale with tissue growing together to seal the atrial septum.  There is debate about the significance of an atrial septal aneurysm among experts, but they do not cause pain.

Question 4

i have an atrial septal aneurysm and now i know it has a hole they will do a tee how big does it need to be before they will need to patch it?

Accepted Answer

It really depends: On how much shunting is occurring through the hole & if there are resultant adverse effects...E.G. Pulmonary hypertension...Often times these are not fixed.

Question 5

is an atrial septal aneurysm always something your born with and if not how do they determine if you were or was causes by something?

Accepted Answer

Atrium: Good question, presently no morphological or etiology studies to answer that question with wide application. Generally something we find on echo and describe. Rarely see it appear when clearly not seen on previous echo, probably most are genetic

Question 6

is an atrial septal aneurysm dangerous or life threatening? is an effraction of 50-55% bad? effraction changed from 65 to 50-55 within a yr. is it bad

Accepted Answer

Atrial septal aneury: Ejection fraction 50-55% is normal and the change from 65% to 55% may well be within the variation of the measuring technology. Atrial septal aneurysm is generally not per se dangerous or life threatening though it can cause problems. Read this for more info:
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/91/11/2785.full

Question 7

is atrial septal aneurysm the same as atrial septal defect?

Accepted Answer

: No. Atrial septal defect is a hole in the septum due to congenital malformation. An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a congenital malformation of the atrial septum characterized by bulging of the septum overlying the fossa ovalis region into either atrium.

Question 8

can a small asd with left to right shunt be dangerous? is shunting bad? does it need repaired if small. also have atrial septal aneurysm

Accepted Answer

ASD : If it is small and heart is not enlarged most physicians do not recommend closing an ASD.

Question 9

i have an asd with left to right shunt and an atrial septal aneurysm. do these shunts start as right to left then as get worse become left to right?

Accepted Answer

Usually starts L--&gt;R: At birth the left side has higher pressures than the RT side. Thus flow is mainly L--&gt;R. If the ASD is small it may close on its own but if not tends not to cause a problem.  If it is large the flow L--&gt;R increases volume load on the Right leading to increased RT pressure, this will reverse the net flow to Rt--&gt;Lft.  If large it should be closed before development of increase RT pressures.

Question 10

atrial septal aneurysm can they rupture? are they dangerous.echo done 4 yrs ago just leakyvalves.had baby bp went up echo shows small hole & aneursym

Accepted Answer

Septal aneurysms : These are quite common and no they don't rupture like typical aneurysms.

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Is an atrial septal aneurysm always something your born with and if not how do they determine if you were or was causes by something?

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Can a small asd with left to right shunt be dangerous? is shunting bad? does it need repaired if small. also have atrial septal aneurysm

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I have an asd with left to right shunt and an atrial septal aneurysm. do these shunts start as right to left then as get worse become left to right?

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