Comparison between transcatheter and surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect in children and adults: results of a multicenter nonrandomized trial.

By Z. Du, Z. Hijazi, C. Kleinman, N. Silverman, K. Larntz. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2002

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Subfields: Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery

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• 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease (2021, neutral): “Studies comparing surgery and catheter intervention have reported similar success rates and mortality, but morbidity was lower and hospital stays shorter with catheter intervention while reintervention rate was slightly higher.(148,152) Outcome is best with repair at age <25 years.”