What is atrial septal defect?

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a form of congenital heart defect that enables blood flow between the left and right atria via the interatrial septum. There are four types of ASD classified by the location of the defect.

How do members experience atrial septal defect?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atrial septal defect*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for atrial septal defect*

Who has atrial septal defect on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 12
30s 23
40s 29
50s 20
60s 20
70+ 10

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 19
Female 97