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 ...

Closure of an atrial septal defect can be done either percutaneously with a closure device or surgically. ASD closure is indicated when right heart enlargement is present, however not in the ...

Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...

If pulmonary hypertension has developed, the split second heart sound is replaced by a narrowly ... of the right chambers in the lateral view and pulmonary artery dilation: even significant ...

Valcare Medical Inc., a leading innovator in transcatheter-based mitral solutions, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AMEND� Trans-Septal System for ...

During right heart catheterization, oxygen saturations are frequently measured from different cardiac chambers in order to identify left to right shunts. If a ventricular septal defect is present ...