Good day Doctors,My mother, aged 54 years, was recently diagnosed with Atrial Septal Defect(ASD) - 12mm hole. She hasnt been facing any severe symptoms even now except that she feels shortness of breath while climbing the stairs. A local doctor has put her on Ecosprin 150 mg at the rate of 1 tablet in the night. Kindly suggest me whether I need to go for further treatment at the moment.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Your mother is having shortness of breath on exertion (climbing stairs). And in ASD patient, this can be the early sign of heart failure. Esprit is antiplatelet. It is for prevention of blood clots. It has no role in heart failure. So you should definitely consult her to cardiologist and get clinical examination, blood pressure monitoring and 2d echo to rule out heart failure. She might be improved with diuretics and other cardiac supportive Chat Doctor.  No harm in continuing Esprit but it won't relieve her symptom of breathlessness on exertion. Diuretics and other cardiac supportive