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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
[Atrial septal defects in adults: usefulness of surgical closure]
M Mounir Dhiab1, Mohamed Shili, Walid Ben Ali
1Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis.
Background:
The atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases in adults.
Aim:
The objective of our study is to determine the value of the surgical closure of ASD in adults.
Methods:
Between January 1990 and December 2006, 87 adult patients underwent surgical closure of ASD. The mean age is 28 years; eighty one patients (93%) were in NYHA class I or II.
Results:
All patients were operated on with extra corporeal circulation. There were 10% post operative complications, no early or late death.
Conclusion:
surgical closure of ASD in adults given good results and in spite of percutaneous procedures progress surgery keeps some specific indications
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