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A member asked:

I was diagnosed with a 6mm asd at 18 and am now 20, almost 21. should i be getting it checked every few years?

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Small ASD: You should be checked in follow up to be sure the size has not changed. One data point is less likely to be reliable than more than one. If it is unchanged at a recheck now two years later, then the timing of recheck can be extended.

Dr Dantin agreed

Answered 1/5/2016

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