A broad spectrum of procedures ranging from basic diagnostic cardiac catheterization to transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) has progressed to the point where such techniques are ...

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 ...

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 ASD can be closed by a minimally invasive procedure. A catheter is inserted via a blood vessel in the groin and guided to the heart. The Occlutech ASD Occluder is a self-expanding Nitinol double ...

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 ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch announced Tuesday that it has performed the first-ever transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure procedure in Taiwan’s ...

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 ...

Patients being treated with dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) consisting of clopidogrel plus aspirin following atrial septal defect (ASD) closure can safely discontinue clopidogrel after 3 months ...

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 ...

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