A comparison of surgical and medical therapy for atrial septal defect in adults.
Konstantinides S, Geibel A, Olschewski M, Görnandt L, Roskamm H, Spillner G, Just H, Kasper W.
Konstantinides S, et al. Among authors: geibel a.
N Engl J Med. 1995 Aug 24;333(8):469-73. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199508243330801.
N Engl J Med. 1995.
PMID: 7623878
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CONCLUSIONS: The surgical repair of an atrial septal defect in patients over 40 years of age, as compared with medical therapy, increases long-term survival and limits the deterioration of function due to heart failure. ...
CONCLUSIONS: The surgical repair of an atrial septal defect in patients over 40 years of age, as compared with medical therapy, increases lo …