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Atrial Septal Defects

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Manual of Cardiac Surgery

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Atrial septal defect (ASD) was the first cardiac malformation to be successfully treated surgically using the mechanical pump oxygenator. Following Gibbon’s pioneering report,14 surgical risk for closure of most defects became minimal and has been near 0% for the past three decades. Indications for surgery and surgical techniques for the three main types of defects—sinus venosus, ostium secundum, and ostium primum—are straightforward and widely accepted.

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  1. Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sutter Memorial Hospital, 5301 F Street, Suite 312, 95819, Sacramento, California, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Chief, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Formerly: Associate Professor of Surgery)

  2. Davis Medical School, University of California, 5301 F Street, Suite 312, 95819, Sacramento, California, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Chief, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Formerly: Associate Professor of Surgery)

  3. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Bradley J. Harlan MD (Chief, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Formerly: Associate Professor of Surgery) & Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  4. Heart Institute at St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  5. Starr-Wood Cardiac Group, P.C., 9155 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 240, 97225-6629, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Albert Starr MD (Professor of Surgery, Director)

  6. Harwin Studios, 9101 SW 15th Avenue, 97219, Portland, OR, USA

    Fredic M. Harwin BFA, MS

  7. Hôpital Broussais, University of Paris, Paris, France

    Alain Carpentier MD (Professor of Cardiac Surgery)

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Harlan, B.J., Starr, A., Harwin, F.M., Carpentier, A. (1995). Atrial Septal Defects. In: Manual of Cardiac Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2474-7_19

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