TRENDS IN TRANSCATHETER AND SURGICAL REPAIR OF SECUNDUM ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT: INSIGHTS FROM A NATIONAL DATABASE

Authors :: Anderson S Marshall
Arka Chatterjee
Massoud A. Leesar
Marc G. Cribbs
Neal J. Miller
Manyoo Agarwal
Mark A. Law
Nirmanmoh Bhatia
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A546
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2018.
Abstract: Transcatheter (TC) closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) has made rapid strides and is the modality of choice for clinicians. We investigated temporal trends and in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter and surgical(S) ASD closure in adult patients using the National Inpatient Sample database

Subjects :: Surgical repair
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Adult patients
business.industry
Septum secundum
behavioral disciplines and activities
Atrial septal defects
Surgery
mental disorders
medicine
National database
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business

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