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Websites Detailing professional and amateur athletes and an actress' experience with ASD

Actress Kate Jackson - ASD Survivor
 
Brazilian soccer player who underwent open heart surgery to repair an ASD.
 
Tedy Bruschi (NFL Football player who had his ASD closed via amplatzer device)
 
Seton Hall Cross country runner has the catheter procedure performed in order to close his ASD in 2005.
 
Amateur Football player, Cory Elmore had open heart surgery to close his ASD.
 
Amater Wrestler with an ASD
 
Wife of the Coach of the University of Rhode Island's basketball team underwent open heart surgery in 2008 to close her Atrial Septal Defect
 
Daughter of Miami Heat announcer is an ASD survivor (open heart)
 
Triston Marez - gymnast hopeful for 2016 Olympics (had his ASD closed via amplatzer)
 
US Olympic soccer player her ASD closed when she was 3 years old in 1990.
 
Sad story about 9 year old girl who died while playing soccer. Death was caused by an ASD.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Munoz on November 11, 2010 at 9:13am
Wow, I had no idea. How did you find these?
Permalink Reply by Jessi on February 5, 2012 at 3:00pm

Thank you John! You have no idea how these helped me right before my closure. Thanks for posting these :) Hope all is well!

I was given the ok to run and do anything I wanted ;)

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