Open heart surgery or echocardiographic transthoracic or percutaneous closure in secundum atrial septal defect: a developing approach in one Chinese hospital

Abstract Background To study the clinical manifestations and advantages of open-heart surgery and echocardiographic transthoracic or percutaneous closure with secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). The surgeon’s learning curve was also analyzed. Methods In all, 115 consecutive patients with ASD from M...

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Main Authors: Hongwei Qi, Jiangang Zhao, Xiujie Tang, Xizheng Wang, Nan Chen, Wenqing Lv, Hong Bian, Shumin Wang, Biao Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01216-w