Inter-atrial shunt device therapy has shown mixed results in clinical trials, with clinical 'non-responders' typically showing features of more advanced heart failure. We aimed to analyse the ...

The device is inserted into a groin blood vessel and advanced into the heart. The approach works by ... patients with an ...

Significant left to right shunting can occur resulting in a high left ventricular cardiac output. Forward systemic flow can be reduced if the shunt is large resulting in symptoms of congestive ...

Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Stroke Patients With Cardiac Shunts demonstrating the impact of the Viz Connect ® module in improving cryptogenic stroke ...

Newborns with congenital heart disease and their mothers may both face elevated risk for cancer compared with their ...

A PFO, which is a hole between the left and right atria of the heart, does not necessarily require treatment, unless the patient is at risk of stroke or blood clots. PFO closure totals showed a ...