Outcome of transcatheter atrial septal defect closure in a nationwide cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transcatheter (TC) atrial septal defect (ASD) closure has been the mainstay of therapy for secundum-type ASDs for over 20 years.

Aims

This nationwide cohort evaluated the long-term outcome of transcatheter-closed ASDs.

Methods

The study enrolled every transcatheter ASD closure performed in Finland from 1999 to 2019. Five age, sex, and municipality-matched controls per ASD patient were gathered from the general population. The median follow-up period was 5.9 years (range 0-20.8). We used the hospital discharge register to gather all hospital visits and diagnoses. Closure complications and echocardiographic changes were collected from the electronic health records.

Results

Transcatheter ASD closure was performed in 1000 patients (68.5% females) during

SUBMITTER: Muroke V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930864 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature