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December 13, 1990New England Journal of Medicine784 citations

Long-Term Outcome after Surgical Repair of Isolated Atrial Septal Defect

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JMJoseph G. MurphyBGBernard J. GershMMMichael D. McGoon

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent surgical repair of atrial septal defects, focusing on age-related differences in prognosis.
  • Analyzed patient outcomes after surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defects

Structured PICO

Does age at the time of surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defect affect long-term prognosis?

P
Population
Patients with surgically repaired isolated atrial septal defects
I
Intervention
Surgical repair before the age of 25
C
Comparator
Surgical repair at an older age
O
Outcome
Long-term prognosis

Surgical repair of isolated atrial septal defects before age 25 yields an excellent long-term prognosis, whereas repair at an older age necessitates ongoing regular supervision.

Abstract

Among patients with surgically repaired atrial septal defects, those operated on before the age of 25 have an excellent prognosis, but older patients require careful, regular supervision.

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Murphy et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5721d75589c71d767e4fbhttps://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199012133232401
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