In children with perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), closure with a catheter-delivered occluder device is safe, providing midterm outcomes similar to those of open-heart surgery, ...

Percutaneous closure of symptomatic ventricular septal defects in children can be achieved with off-label use of an occluder device. A research letter published online November 7, 2012, ahead of print ...

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 ...

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect of the heart, where there are one or more holes in the wall (called the septum) that separates the two chambers of the heart (called the ventricles). This ...

A 52-year-old man was admitted to our center for the first episode of heart failure (HF). He had a history of mechanical aortic valve (AoV) implantation performed 13 years prior, subsequent Bentall ...

For the first time in Salem Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital (GMKMCH), interventional device closure was performed on four children with atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular ...

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 ...

The prevalence of patent foramen ovale among patients with cryptogenic stroke is higher than that in the general population. Closure with a percutaneous device is often recommended in such patients, ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device (called an occluder) into the heart.