Rochester, MN - A case report of a patient who suffered erosion of an Amplatzer septal-occluder device (St Jude Medical) six years after it was implanted, resulting in cardiac tamponade and ...

While rare, infective endocarditis is a devastating complication after device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs), and much remains unknown about when infections begin and how clinicians can best ...

First and only steerable delivery system designed to help seal the left atrial appendage (LAA) in people with atrial fibrillation who are at an increased risk of stroke Now available in the U.S., ...

A pooled analysis of 3 studies comparing PFO closure with optimal medical therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke offers evidence that closure generally produces better outcomes. That being said, ...

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods. A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ...