Commentary: Does atrioventricular septal defect atrial fenestration treat the child … or the surgeon?

Dr Connor Callahan, the Kirklin/Ashburn Fellow from the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society, has presented a provocative manuscript challenging the value of an intentionally created atrial fenestration in children undergoing biventricular repair of atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD).1 This is a comprehensive review of 581 patients enrolled from 32 Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society institutions. An atrial fenestration was created in 23% of the patients.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research