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 ...

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 ...

October 23, 2007 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a premarket application for a transcatheter septal occluder with modified catheter delivery system indicated for the ...

Percutaneous closure can be described as a less-invasive surgical procedure used to treat patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the utilization of percutaneous ...

Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defects, occurring in approximately 0.9% of live births. Sadly, they are also the leading cause of ...

When expectant parents imagine their baby’s beating heart, few consider the possibility of a structural issue being present from day one. Yet for thousands of families each year, this becomes reality ...

TCT 602: Feasibility and Safety of Same Day Discharge for Patent Forman Ovale Closures Using Intracardiac Echo and Moderate Sedation Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major ...

LOS GATOS, Calif., NuVera Medical Inc. (NuVera), a portfolio company of Shifamed LLC, focused on enabling a new era in transcatheter cardiac interventions through the advancement of real-time 3D ...

Luidgy Virgile is a beautiful 2-year-old boy from Haiti. His dark curly hair, ready smile and rambunctious, energetic spirit make people warm to him immediately. However, just six months ago, Luidgy’s ...