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 ...

The notion of obliterating the LAA grew out of the knowledge that most of the systemic emboli leading to stroke in patients with AF originate from the LAA. LAA exclusion was first attempted surgically ...

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTARTM biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal OccluderTM (ASO) in children with atrial septal defect ...

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 ...

St. Jude Medical ($STJ) got sideswiped with an FDA safety alert over one of the company's heart plugs based on reports that it could potentially wear away tissue and ...

TCT 195: Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Migraine with the Amplatzer PFO Occluder: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Participant Data from the Randomized Trials Receive the the latest news ...

St. Jude Medical (STJ) received an FDA safety alert for its Amplatzer ASO, a minimally-invasive implantable cardiac device used to treat atrial septal defect. The problem? In one to three of every ...

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 ...

SCHAFFHAUSEN, CH / ACCESSWIRE / January 8, 2024 / Occlutech Holding AG Occlutech ASD Occluder delivers positive procedural outcomes with strong efficacy and a low rate of complications[i] Occlutech®, ...

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 ...

Occlutech, a world leading specialist provider of minimally invasive structural heart devices and their exclusive United States (U.S.) distributor, B. Braun Interventional Systems Inc. (BIS) today ...