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Does the heart improve in quality when an asd is fixed? like does the dilated and hypertrophied right heart decrease in size?
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ASD: If the ASD is the cause of the right heart findings, then usually with time the repair will yield improvement in the right heart changes.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Yes it can: Once the volume over load is corrected . The chambers and to some degree the hypertrophy will improve need time and follow up.
Answered 12/1/2014
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