Comparison of percutaneous device closure versus surgical closure of peri‐membranous ventricular septal defects: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

While percutaneous device closure (PDC) is a first-line therapy for isolated muscular ventricular septal defects (mVSD), surgery is still the preferred approach for peri-membranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSD).We sought to compare the outcomes of percutaneous versus open surgical closure of pmVSDs.PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched through October 15, 2014 for English language studies comparing outcomes of...