1. Which Doctors Perform the Balloon Atrial Septostomy Procedure? Balloon atrial septostomy is usually done by a pediatric cardiac surgeon. 2. Is Atrial Septostomy a Definitive Procedure? Atrial ...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) on cerebral oxygenation in neonates with transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) ...

Background A 34-year-old woman with known familial pulmonary arterial hypertension presented with syncope. Despite medical therapy with an endothelin-receptor antagonist and a phosphodiesterase ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon atrial septostomy appears to be safe and is associated with hemodynamic improvements in patients with ...

We have moved interventional procedures guidance 86 to become HealthTech guidance 53. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment ...

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Medtronic is recalling Rashkind balloon septostomy catheters because of quality problems that may lead to the device breaking, separating, or failing during use, which could cause serious harm, ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular atrial septostomy. This involves inflating a balloon passed into the heart with a catheter to try to make the hole bigger so that it does not close up ...