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By Mayo Clinic staffContact your doctor if you or your child has any of these signs or symptoms:
- Poor appetite
- Failure to gain weight (infants)
- Bluish discoloration of the skin
- Shortness of breath
- Easy tiring
- Swelling of legs, feet or abdomen
- Heart palpitations or skipped beats
These could be indications of heart failure or another complication of an atrial septal defect.