A ventricular septal defect (VSD) occurs when there is direct communication between the left and right ventricles. This can be a congenital anomaly or acquired as a complication of a myocardial ...

[13] For the most frequent defect, the secundum ASD ... to close secundum ASD including the most widely used Amplatzer Septal Occluder® (AGA Medical Corp., MN, USA), the Starflex Occluder ...

An atrial septal defect of the secundum type is relatively common and occurs from failure of the septum secundum to develop. This results in a communication between the left and right atrium ...

IL Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common and simple type of ASD. Echocardiography (less frequently transesophageal echocardiography) is the first-line diagnostic test. 3D ...

Doctors at Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City are performing interventions on 18 children with complex atrial septal ...

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 ...

An 8-year-old girl from Perambalur, initially diagnosed with a heart murmur, was successfully treated for a Ventricular Septal Defect at Kauvery Heartcity Hospital in Trichy. The surgical team ...

A congenital heart defect called completed balanced atrioventricular septal defect, or AVSD. "It was a gut punch," Kelly Otto said. "It wasn't something you'd expect. You're just expecting a ...

Various types of heart defects exist based on the affected area of the heart. For example, a ventricular septal defect is the most widespread type involving a hole in the wall between the two ...

Coimbatore: Cardiology department at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) has successfully treated atrial septal defect in three schoolchildren using device closure technique in ...