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, ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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’ ...