Abstract:Background: Intracardiac septal defect tends to be repaired by minimally invasive surgery in both children and adults. This study summarized our strategy of minimally invasive therapy using various lateral mini-thoracotomies in patients with congenital septal defect. Methods: Four hundred and seventy-two patients who underwent minimally invasive repair of intracardiac septal defects (Atrial septal defect, ASD; ventricular septal defect, VSD; atrioventricular septal defect, AVSD) between January 2012 and June 2… Show more
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