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Long-Term Follow-Up After Transcatheter Closure of Atrial

12 hours after catheterization and required surgery One patient had a significant pericardial effusion 12 hours after the procedure, requiring pericardial drainage with the drain left in place, along with monitoring in ICU for 24 hours with a good evolution Figure 1: Short-term complications after ASD2 percutaneous closure

Fact Sheet: The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure

After the inter-atrial septum is crossed using a standard trans-septal access system, the WATCHMAN™ Access Sheath and Dilator are advanced over a guide wire into the left atrium The access sheath is then carefully advanced into the distal portion of the LAA over a pigtail catheter The WATCHMAN™ Delivery System is prepped,

closure of a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect

Apr 15, 2013 · What is a PFO or ASD closure? During this procedure, the cardiologist will insert a small device through a vein in the patient’s groin and bring it up to the heart to close a hole in the heart Before the Procedure • Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the procedure • Take your medicine with small sips of water

Newborn Adaptation-Assessment 2013-FINAL

directly to the right atrium (shunting of blood from right to left atrium) • Functionally closed at birth • permanently gone at 2-3 months • Closed, and forms a ligament when fully obliterated • Closed, and forms a ligament when fully obliterated • Functionally closed almost immediately after birth

LongTerm Outcome in Dogs with Patent Ductus Arteriosus: 520

tively),13 FS, M-mode left atrium-to-aorta ratio (LA/Ao), aortic velocity, the presence of residual ﬂow within 24 hours of PDA closure, the presence and severity of mitral regurgitation (MR) at baseline and within 24 hours of PDA closure, and concurrent congenital or acquired HD For the purposes of this study, MR

A Guide For Patients: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)

PFO closure using an implanted medical device Rather than open-heart surgery, a PFO closure procedure does not involve incisions in the chest, the heart being stopped, or the pro-longed recovery needed after open-heart surgery Rather the heart is reached via the insertion of catheters typically in a leg vein, maneu-