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What type of surgery fixes two holes in the wall separating the upper two chambers of the heart?
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ASD: You are describing Atrial Septal Deffect. Depending on size and location as well as volume of shunting blood and pressure in the pulmonary circulation, it may require: Nothing or a device placed in the heart from the vein of the legs or full blown cardiac surgery. All procedures are of relative small risk in an otherwise healthy patient
Answered 11/10/2016
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