Rochester, MN - A new case series of patients with a previous stroke suggests that transcatheter device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) is safe and eliminated ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEW YORK - March 12, 2019-The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team features original research ...
The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, an institute of national importance, has developed a nickel-titanium alloy based occlusion device ...
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, ...
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 ...
Atrial septal defect closure techniques have evolved considerably over recent decades. Traditional surgical repair, once the mainstay of treatment for congenital heart anomalies, has gradually been ...