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 ...

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . W.L. Gore and Associates announced its occluder device was approved by the FDA for percutaneous closure of ...

After bicuspid aortic valve, ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart abnormalities. Of all congenital defects, around 20% are solitary lesions and another 10% are ...

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 Women with ventricular septal defects, ...

† Primum (2 patients), secundum (68 patients) and sinus defects (4 patients). § Surgical branch of the study. TEE = Transesophageal echocardiography. *Children and adults. † Percutaneous branch of the ...