Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects in adults

Aim: To determine safety, immediate and long-term results of transcatheter closure of moderate and large secundum atrial septal defects in adults with the Amplatzer septal occluder. Methods: A prospective study in 280 c...

Intracoronary, autologus bone marrow stem cell transplantation for treatment of postinfarction left ventricular dysfunction

Acute brain ischaemia and angioplasty - different points of view of neurologist and interventional cardiologist

Conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder

Isolated Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) constitute the second most common congenital heart lesion in both adult and paediatric populations. Conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias may occur in patients following secundum a...

Safety of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients with thrombus in the left atrial appendage

Percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMC) is an effective therapeutic method of treatment for patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis. The presence of a left atrial thrombus is generally considered as contraindi...