February 7, 2008 (Chicago, IL) - Doctors and regulators concerned about the spike in off-label patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures now have some numbers to fall back on. A research letter ...
Initial data looking at safety and efficacy of an interatrial septal occluder with a bioresorbable frame show promise for closing atrial septal defects (ASDs), but the study authors suggest a redesign ...
A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in children with atrial septal defect. A novel ...
Bern, Switzerland - In an unorthodox procedure, Dr Bernhard Meier (Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital Inselspital) has used a device designed to close atrial-septal defects (ASD) to ...
Patients undergoing transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure did not have worsening migraines after completing a course of dual antiplatelet therapy, the CANOA investigators found. Overall, ...
While rare, infective endocarditis is a devastating complication after device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs), and much remains unknown about when infections begin and how clinicians can best ...
An innovative trans-catheter device closure of a secundum Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) or a hole in the centre of the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart in a 16-month-old baby girl Ovi has ...
Thrissur General Hospital’s Cardiology department has marked a major milestone in cardiac care by successfully performing a rare heart procedure known as an ‘Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Device Closure’ ...
An atrial septal defect is the persistence of a hole (the foramen ovale) in the wall (septum) between the right atrium and left atrium of the heart. The foramen ovale usually closes spontaneously ...