Author/Authors :
Kupczynska, Karolina Medical University of Lodz - Department of Cardiology, Poland , Jezewski, Tomasz Medical University of Lodz - Department of Cardiology, Poland , Wozniakowski, Bartlomiej Medical University of Lodz - Department of Cardiology, Poland , Kasprzak, Jaroslaw D. Medical University of Lodz - Department of Cardiology, Poland , Lipiec, Piotr Medical University of Lodz - Department of Cardiology, Poland
Abstract :
A complex atrial septal defect (ASD) is defined as a large ASD with a deficient margin or a multi-fenestrated/aneurismal septum (1). The possibility of percutaneous closure is determined by size, localization and tissue rims of an ASD (2-4). First-line diagnostic method is echocardiography. According to current guidelines cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can be an alternative and complementary method to echocardiography in certain situations (2). CMR allows the choice of free-form cut surfaces, unavailable in other techniques (5). We present a case of patient in whom important additional data were gained based on magnetic resonance.
