Transcatheter Versus Surgical Closure of Atrial Septum Defect: A Debate from a Developing Country
Introduction: This study compares the effectiveness and cost of trans-catheter verses surgicalclosure of secundum atrial septum defect (ASD). ASD accounts for 10% of congenital cardiacdefects. Trans-catheter closure of secundum ASD is increasingly used as the primary intervention.Surgical repair is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/PDF/JCVTR-6-205.pdf |