Long-Term Outcome after Surgical Repair of Isolated Atrial Septal Defect

Atrial septal defects have been surgically correctable for more than 30 years. The long-term survival rates among patients treated in the early era of cardiac surgery are poorly documented, but such data are of critical importance to the future medical care, employability, and insurability of these patients.To determine the natural history of surgically corrected atrial septal defects, we studied all 123 patients who underwent repair of an...