My son has Atrial septal defect with aortic insufficiency, does anyone know about this? Or have this?

Answer 1

My daughter had a co-arctation of the aorta, and septal defects between the chambers. This meant that her Aortic valve (the main valve) had a huge kink in it. And she had holes in her heart. They went in and cut out the restriction in her Aorta, put the two good ends back together, and the rest caught up after that was fixed. She is doing just fine now, but without the surgery she would have been dead. She will only need to have her artery ballooned later. You would never know she ever had anything wrong with her now.

Answer 2

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an opening in the wall or septum of the heart muscle which separates the right atrium from the left atrium. Unoxygenated blood moves into the right atrium from the vena cava, going into the right ventricle, to the lungs for oxygenation, back into the left atrium, then into the left ventricle and out through the aorta to the general circulation. In an ASD, oxygenated blood from the left atrium flows through the hole or opening in the atrial wall into the right atrium and into the lungs. The result is an increase in volume in the right side of the heart, and potentially in the lungs. These congenital defects are the second most common heart abnormality in adults.

Aortic insufficiency is the backflow of blood, just after contraction of the heart, from the aorta back into the left ventricle. Chronic or long-term insufficiency results from a congenitally weak valve, or from a condition such as Marfan's syndrome. It can be acquired as a result of rheumatic fever but is more commonly a congenital problem. Often, these conditions result in an enlargement of the left ventricle and potential for a backup of blood, not just on the left side of the heart, but back into the lungs and into the right side of the heart.