EMMA Willis has recieved a shock diagnosis for a silent condition she has had since birth, which left her needing surgery.

An atrial septal defect of the secundum type is relatively common and occurs from failure of the septum secundum to develop. This results in a communication between the left and right atrium ...

An ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) occurs when then atrial septum near the atrioventricular valves has a communication between the two atrium causing a left to right shunt. This rarely ...

Some people may never realise they were born with a heart defect causing them to have a 'hole' in their heart. Medically ...

Young people with a hole in the heart can be prone to catching chest infections and can struggle with breathlessness — ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...

Emma Willis has undergone surgery for a hole in her heart after unknowingly living with the condition for 48 years.

Gita Fulwiler had always been an early riser -- up and moving at the crack of dawn.But in June 2023, she started struggling ...

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

A cardiologist would describe the signs and symptoms of a hole in the heart — medically referred to as an atrial septal ...

The star revealed she was 'unaware' she had been living with this issue.