Home > Heart Disease > Mending Young Hearts-Atrial Septal Defect Repair Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Jul 15, 2009 by DetroitDMC, Views: 6227 DMC pediatric heart specialist uses less invasive technique to repair a child's Atrial Septal Defect-ASD ("Hole in the heart.".) ASD is a hole between the top chambers of the heart and can be closed with a catheter. Untreated, these will result in heart failure, shortness of breath, stroke, and arrhthmias.~ Detroit Medical Center