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 ...

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in children with atrial septal defect. A novel ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio W.L. Gore and Associates announced its ...

It looks like a yo-yo, but it can stretch, flatten out, "swell up," or even "self-center," depending on what it needs to do to adjust itself to plug holes in the heart that make up some of the most ...

SAN DIEGO -- Removal of atrial septal closure devices cleared up persistent symptoms of nickel allergy in a series of 10 consecutive patients reported here. All had systemic symptoms for at least a ...

Rochester, MN - A case report of a patient who suffered erosion of an Amplatzer septal-occluder device (St Jude Medical) six years after it was implanted, resulting in cardiac tamponade and ...

At 2-year follow-up, a septal occluder device was deemed safe and effective for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects, according to new data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...

Three months of clopidogrel is sufficient to curb new-onset migraine headaches after percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, new data from the randomized CANOA trial show. There was no ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global heart defect closure devices market research report by Technavio predicts the market to post a CAGR of more than 29% during the period 2019-2023. A key driver for ...

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 ...