An atrial septal defect is an opening or hole in the wall that sits between the heart’s two upper chambers. The heart’s upper chambers are called the right and left atria. Some people refer to atrial ...
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a birth defect in babies that causes a hole in the wall (or septum) between a baby’s lower heart chambers. Heart chambers are also called right and left ventricles.
Atrioventricular septal defect is a developmental irregularity in which a hole connects two or more chambers in your child’s heart. This hole may connect the top two, the bottom two, or all four ...
A septal infarct is an area of dead tissue in the septum of the heart, which is a wall of tissue dividing the two sides of the heart. It happens when there is a blockage or reduction in its blood ...
Healio: Septal myectomy tied to lower long-term mortality vs. alcohol ablation for obstructive HCM
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alcohol septal ablation for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was associated with greater rate of 10-year ...
Septal myectomy tied to lower long-term mortality vs. alcohol ablation for obstructive HCM
Nature: Alcohol septal ablation versus surgical myectomy: a patient with obstructive HCM
Background A 42-year-old woman with a 20-year history of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was referred for alcohol septal ablation following a worsening of symptoms, which had persisted despite ...
Ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart. This abnormality usually develops before birth and is found most often in infants. The ventricles ...