Atrial Septal Defect in the Aged

Article1 February 1958ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT IN THE AGEDJOHN J. KELLY JR., M.D., HAROLD A. LYONS, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN J. KELLY JR., M.D., HAROLD A. LYONS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-2-267 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn atrial septal defect is now recognized as one of the most common forms of congenital heart disease. This lesion may permit the patient to live to old age without producing any appreciable handicap. It also appears that an atrial septal defect is the type of congenital heart disease most frequently found in middle age. In a large municipal hospital over a four-year period, we have recognized 19 patients over the age of 45 years with this disorder. Eleven of the patients were male and eight were female. Two of the diagnoses were made by postmortem examination and 12 by...Bibliography1. 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Kelly, Jr., M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn 3, N. Y. 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