Whether minimally invasive or interventional surgery for atrial septal defect is preferable

The question of whether interventional or minimally invasive surgery is better for atrial septal defects varies from person to person. If the defect is found to be large, it may need to be minimally invasive. If the defect is small, intervention is better. Minimally invasive treatment of atrial septal defects has its advantages and disadvantages versus interventional treatment, because minimally invasive is actually a relatively small opening in the rib cage, and a short delivery sheath is placed directly into the septum to plug the septal defect. Interventional treatment is done through the femoral vein, where the sheath is longer and the margin requires about 5-7 cm, whereas minimally invasive may have 2-3 cm peripherally enough. Therefore, the minimally invasive approach is shorter, so the surgical indications are broader, the operation is relatively easy, and there is no radiation exposure. Interventional treatment has disadvantages because the delivery sheath is longer and the umbrella size is relatively fixed, but the hospital stay is shorter and less invasive. Inaccurate description