ASD COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK
WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW
AIDS
●● ASD failure of the IAS to close properly during fetal development →
Answer: blood shunts across the IAS between atria
●● hemodynamic effects depend on (3)
Answer: shunt size & direction,
ventricular compliance,
response of pulmonary vascular bed to increased blood flow
●● What is the most common ASD ?
Answer: Ostium Secundom
●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD %
Answer: 20 %
●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD located
Answer: inferior IAS
, ●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD associated with
Answer: malformed MV
●● OSTIUM SECUNDUM ASD %
Answer: 70 % (most common)
●● OSTIUM SECUNDUM ASD location
Answer: mid - portion IAS
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD %
Answer: 10 %
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD located
Answer: superior IAS near junction of SVC & RA
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD associated with
Answer: partial anomalous PV4 return
●● CORONARY SINUS ASD incidence
Answer: rare
●● CORONARY SINUS ASD located
WITH TESTED SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW
AIDS
●● ASD failure of the IAS to close properly during fetal development →
Answer: blood shunts across the IAS between atria
●● hemodynamic effects depend on (3)
Answer: shunt size & direction,
ventricular compliance,
response of pulmonary vascular bed to increased blood flow
●● What is the most common ASD ?
Answer: Ostium Secundom
●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD %
Answer: 20 %
●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD located
Answer: inferior IAS
, ●● OSTIUM PRIMUM ASD associated with
Answer: malformed MV
●● OSTIUM SECUNDUM ASD %
Answer: 70 % (most common)
●● OSTIUM SECUNDUM ASD location
Answer: mid - portion IAS
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD %
Answer: 10 %
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD located
Answer: superior IAS near junction of SVC & RA
●● SINUS VENOSUS ASD associated with
Answer: partial anomalous PV4 return
●● CORONARY SINUS ASD incidence
Answer: rare
●● CORONARY SINUS ASD located