Mitral valve repair is also possible through incisions in the side of the chest. Over 12 months, 15 patients, aged 22 to 68 years, underwent ASD repair using this system.

Surgeons used this new procedure to successfully repair the hearts of patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale – conditions in which people are born with an opening ...

Moreover, the recent advancements in mini-invasive surgical techniques for repair of secundum ASD such as mini-thoracotomy or endoscopic techniques make a matched comparison virtually impossible.

Atrial septal defect repair An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the heart’s septum. The septum is a membranous wall that runs between the right and left sides of the heart.

• SS Innovations marks a milestone with the successful completion of Indonesia’s first robotic cardiac surgery using its SSi Mantra Surgical Robotic System.• Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Founder ...

BOSTON -- The first registry study to compare percutaneous versus surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) found upfront differences in survival that have an unclear ...