Commentary: This case is closed

A consortium of 4 congenital heart surgery centers from Australia have reviewed their results with complete atrioventricular septal defect (CAVSD) repair and compared the outcomes of the modified single-patch and double-patch techniques.1 The authors appear to have finally settled the ongoing debate over which technique is better. The authors found no difference in survival, need for left atrioventricular valve reintervention, incidence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, or need for pacemaker placement.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research