February 7, 2008 (Chicago, IL) - Doctors and regulators concerned about the spike in off-label patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures now have some numbers to fall back on. A research letter ...

Percutaneous closure can be described as a less-invasive surgical procedure used to treat patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO). Since the utilization of percutaneous ...

Long-term survival after transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) is similar to that achieved after surgical closure, but the former method is far more likely to require ...

Rochester, MN - A new case series of patients with a previous stroke suggests that transcatheter device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) is safe and eliminated ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch announced Tuesday that it has performed the first-ever transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure procedure in Taiwan’s ...