Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...

An atrial septal defect is an opening in the wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, which are structural problems that develop ...

corresponding to a ventriculoseptal defect (VSD) with functional left–right shunt (asterisk). a) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography: transverse four-chamber view of the heart at the level of ...

A team of cardiac surgeons performed a three-hour surgery to close the hole and repair the valve, allowing Ayushi to recover ...

1 Rovigo General Hospital, Section of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Interventions, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo, Italy 2 Rush Center for Congenital ...

Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms ... outflow tract and a split second heart sound. A diastolic murmur may be heard due ...

A family’s concerns over alleged ambulance and hospital delays after their 21-month-old had a seizure and died will be heard ...

Various types of heart defects exist based on the affected area of the heart. For example, a ventricular septal defect is the most widespread type involving a hole in the wall between the two lower ...