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A member asked:
Atrial septal defect surgery for adults, how common is it? and what are the possible complications from this surgery?
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Intervention or open: Less common today as most now diagnosed in infants. Many now repairable using catheter based techniques but if large still best fixed open. Slight risk of stroke and damage to conduction system but one of the safer open operations. Consider a center that does both pediatric and adult surgery to have the most expertise in either type of procedure.
Answered 1/7/2015
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