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Atrial Septal Defect Seoul National University Hospital Department of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Atrial Septal Defect 1. Definition A hole of variable size in the atrial septum. A patent foramen ovale functionally closed is excluded. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections may occur as isolated lesion or in combination with ASD. 2. History Roesler : ASD diagnosed during life in 1934. Bedford : Diagnosis of ASD clinically in 1941. Winslow : Description of PAPVC in 1739. Murray : External suture of ASD in 1948. Le