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Are there any chances that asd 10x8mm will cure itself?

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Dr. Barton Cook answered

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology

No: Unless you are talking about a newborn, with an incompetent foramen ovale, no. That size will need to be closed in the cath lab with a device, or surgically on some occasions.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Unlikely: At that size they might watch it for a while in infancy to give it a chance. Yet, chances of it doing so are remote. Most would want it fixed prior to school age using a double mushroom device that could be inserted thru a catheter or occasionally by direct surgical repair..

Answered 9/18/2012

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