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Comunicación interauricular - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Defecto del tabique auricular (ASD)

Síntomas:

Es posible que los defectos pequeños o moderados no produzcan ningún síntoma o por lo menos no hasta una mediana edad o posteriormente. Los síntomas que se pueden presentar abarcan:

  • Dificultad respiratoria (disnea)
  • Infecciones respiratorias frecuentes en niños
  • Sensación de percibir los latidos cardíacos ( palpitaciones) en adultos
  • Falta de aliento con la actividad

Signos y exámenes:

El médico puede escuchar ruidos cardíacos anormales al auscultar el pecho con un estetoscopio. Asimismo, se puede escuchar un soplo únicamente en ciertas posiciones corporales y, algunas veces, el soplo puede no escucharse del todo. El examen físico también puede revelar signos de insuficiencia cardíaca en algunos adultos.

Si la derivación es grande, el aumento del flujo de sangre a través de la válvula tricúspide puede crear un soplo adicional cuando el corazón se relaja entre latidos.

Los exámenes que pueden realizarse abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 5/4/2010
  • Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Webb GD, Smallhorn JF, Therrien J, et al. Congenital heart disease. Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007:chap 61.

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