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 ...

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 ...

Rates of nonrelapse mortality and 3-year overall survival were similar between patients 55 to 64 years old and patients 65 years or older who underwent transplantation. Patients who are older and have ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and MRI ...

TCT 195: Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Migraine with the Amplatzer PFO Occluder: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Participant Data from the Randomized Trials Receive the the latest news ...

This paper presents serial cardiac-catheterization data showing spontaneous functional closure of large symptomatic defects in 3 infants. One had an associated moderate-sized patent ductus arteriosus ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . W.L. Gore and Associates announced its occluder device was approved by the FDA for percutaneous closure of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular closure of atrial septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device into the heart, which is gently inflated to close the hole. This ...

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