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 ...

Bethesda, MD - A new single-center report of 100 cases of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovales (PFOs) and atrial-septal defects (ASDs) shows excellent results in terms of defect closure, with ...

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTARTM biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal OccluderTM (ASO) in children with atrial septal defect ...

Chennai's TNGMSSH has performed over 31,000 cardiac procedures in 10 years, highlighting its excellence in cardiac care.

Long-term survival after transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) is similar to that achieved after surgical closure, but the former method is far more likely to require ...

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 ...

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 ...

Overall, there was a 15.8% incidence of migraines in the first 3 months following the procedure among people randomized to clopidogrel (Plavix) plus aspirin or aspirin alone. After this initial period ...

The Nairobi West Hospital successfully repaired a complex heart defect in a 40 year old woman, highlighting gaps and growing ...

When 40-year-old Jackline Mudeizi walked into a Nairobi cardiac unit earlier this month, she carried with her a story familiar to many Kenyans living with undiagnosed or unresolved heart ...