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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tawam Hospital, the UAE and Gulf region's premier healthcare provider, organised an interventional cardiology workshop, in the period from 12-16 November, 2006. Dr Michael Slack, an internationally ...

Thrissur General Hospital’s Cardiology department has marked a major milestone in cardiac care by successfully performing a rare heart procedure known as an ‘Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Device Closure’ ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): AIIMS Bhopal has performed its first sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) closure using a hybrid covered stent. This balloon-based flaring technique at the RA–SVC junction ...