Cardioform Septal Occluder in the Management of Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of LAA Closure
JACC: Case Reports, 2020 Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. We report a 77-year-old woman who underwent a transseptal puncture for LAA closure with the Watchman device that was complicated by tamponade.
Nabil Braiteh, MD +2 more
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The impetus to Africa CDC's mandate in curbing the rising trend of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa: the launch of the Africa CDC AMR surveillance network during the 8th advanced course in diagnostics (ACDx). [PDF]
, 2017 The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a global threat and Africa like any other developing setting is heavily affected. As one of its missions, the Africa CDC is poised to ensure this rising trend takes a diminishing route in the few years ahead ...
Peeling, Rosanna +2 more
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Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Volume 113, Issue 7, July 2025.Poly(p‐dioxanone) (PPDO) was processed by fused filament fabrication (FFF) and sterilized either with H2O2 plasma or gamma radiation. The effects of printing and sterilization on the polymer structure were evaluated and subsequent degradation was investigated by immersing the samples for 28 days.
Stefanie Ficht +10 more
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Perventricular device closure of a large residual perimembranous interventricular septal defect after previous surgical correction [PDF]
, 2014 A 21 years albanian patient was referred with important residual left to right shunt. He was undergone 7 years before conventional surgical correction of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Arben Baboci +3 more
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Transcatheter closure of left ventricle to right atrial communication using cera duct occluder
Indian Heart Journal, 2017 Left ventricle—right atrial communication could be congenital (Gerbode defect) or acquired as a complication of surgery or infective endocarditis and leads to volume overloading of pulmonary circulation.
Gnanavelu Ganesan +2 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2011 Percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) has been established as a safe and effective alternative to surgical management. We describe a case of a 41-year-old patient in whom an Amplatzer septal occluder device was used to close a moderately ...
Ibrahim Marai +3 more
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Apical access and closure devices for transapical transcatheter heart valve procedures. [PDF]
, 2016 The majority of transcatheter aortic valve implantations, structural heart procedures and the newly developed transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement are traditionally performed either through a transfemoral or a transapical access site ...
Ferrari, E.
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Percutaneous transfemoral-transseptal implantation of a second-generation CardiAQ™ mitral valve bioprosthesis: first procedure description and 30-day follow-up [PDF]
, 2016 Transcatheter mitral valve implantation for mitral valve regurgitation is in the very early phase of development because of challenging anatomy and device dimensions.
Cammalleri, V +8 more
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Frontiers in SurgeryGiant femoral arteriovenous fistulas are comparatively uncommon, typically treated through covered stents, coil embolization, and open surgical repair. Nevertheless, these options may not be appropriate for all patients.
Zewei Chen +6 more
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Secondary stroke prevention: patent foramen ovale, aortic plaque, and carotid stenosis [PDF]
, 2017 Stroke is the most debilitating cardiovascular event. It has a variety of causes that may be present simultaneously. In young or otherwise healthy people, the search for a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become standard.
Diener, Hans C. +3 more
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