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 ...

Varanasi: Doctors at the department of cardiology at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), successfully performed a complex ventricular septal defect (VSD) device ...

Chicago, IL - A nonrandomized trial of a new ventricular septal occluder designed specifically for the closure of defects that occur post-MI suggests that while mortality is still high following the ...

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in children with atrial septal defect. A novel ...

HYDERABAD, India, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A baby Mustalfo Abdirisak Ahmed, 11 months female weighing 7 kg successfully underwent the VSD Device Closure procedure at Medicover Hospitals. The baby ...

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl, Saanvi, underwent a rare hybrid heart surgery in Mumbai. She had a hole in her heart since birth. Doctors at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital performed the complex procedure.