<human>: Hi, may I answer your health queries My wife is 52 years old and just found out that she has a hole in the upper part of her heart, I think it is called ASD. She doesnt smoke and we work out 3 to five times a week. We started running 5k races last year. She does complain that she is tired alot. What can we expect is going to happen after they repair the hole?
<bot>: Hi there ASD is basically a hole in the partition wall of upper two chambers of the heart called Right and left Atria. Now right side of heart is a low pressure chamber and receives used blood from the body which lacks oxygen and left side is a high pressure side that pumps the fresh oxygen containing blood throughout the body. Now when there is a hole in the partition used and fresh blood gets mixed up and body doesn't receive adequate fresh blood and person feels tired. After closure of the ASD she will feel a lot better. In experienced hands as such there are no significant complications. She will be good don't worry. I wish her good luck