BACKGROUND Many have proposed a relation between presence of a patent foramen
ovale, with or without atrial septal aneurysm, and cryptogenic stroke. The effect of foramen …

Reperfusion treatment in acute myocardial infarction represents the main indication for
thrombolytic therapy. The most common thrombolytic agents have been streptokinase (first …

Objectives: This study sought to compare the safety, efficacy and clinical utility of the
Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) for closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with …

Background—Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation was introduced in the year 2000
as a nonsurgical treatment for patients with right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction …

An occlusion device for percutaneous transluminal correction of intracardiac and vascular
septal defects is disclosed. The device comprises a pair of opposed occluders that are …

A self-centering umbrella-type septal closure device which includes a proximal and distal
occluder each having a plurality of arms supporting the occlusion shells. Each of the …

Objectives. Our aim was to adapt the technique of transcatheter umbrella closure of
intracardiac defects for closure of valvular and paravalvular defects. Background. The …

Objectives. This study reports our clinical experience with transcatheter closure of secundum
atrial septal defects (ASDs) in children, using the Amplatzer, a new occlusion device …

BACKGROUND: Surgical closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) provides excellent results.
Given the increasing popularity of percutaneous techniques, a comparison between the 2 …

Background Our purpose was to evaluate a new prosthesis for percutaneous closure of
secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs). Methods and Results Percutaneous closure of …