FRANKFURT, GERMANY--(Marketwired - July 22, 2016) - Nobles Medical Technologies II (NMT2) continued to surprise the more than 900 cardiologist and cardiac-specialist attendees at the CSI conference on ...

Atrial septal defect closure techniques have evolved considerably over recent decades. Traditional surgical repair, once the mainstay of treatment for congenital heart anomalies, has gradually been ...

According to findings of a study published in JAMA, a bioresorbable occluder has been shown to be noninferior to traditional ...

This paper presents serial cardiac-catheterization data showing spontaneous functional closure of large symptomatic defects in 3 infants. One had an associated moderate-sized patent ductus arteriosus ...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - March 10, 2016) - Dr. Niels Erik Nielsen, Director of Structural Heart Interventions at the Linkoping University Hospital in Linkoping Sweden, successfully performed ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and MRI ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobles Medical Technologies™ II (NMT2) continues to expand its clinical experience in septal repair to include ASD closure. Prof. Anthony ...

Overall, there was a 15.8% incidence of migraines in the first 3 months following the procedure among people randomized to clopidogrel (Plavix) plus aspirin or aspirin alone. After this initial period ...

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 ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining endovascular closure of atrial septal defect and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England, Wales and Scotland.