Key result
Transcatheter and surgical ASD closure compared for subsequent atrial fibrillation and flutter risk.
Comparison
Transcatheter device vs surgical closure of atrial septal defect
Design
Nationwide cohort study
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Korean observational data extend ASD closure-AF literature to Asian populations; leaves open comparative effectiveness of device versus surgery.
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter After Transcatheter Device vs. Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in a Korean Nationwide Cohort" in volume 57, e11. P r o v i s i o n a l P r o v i s i o n a lBiotronik.The remaining author had nothing to declare.
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Igarashi et al. (2026) studied this question. Transcatheter device and surgical closure of atrial septal defects were compared regarding their association with subsequent atrial fibrillation and flutter in a Korean cohort.
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