The phrase primum non nocere means first, do no harm. It was coined by the Greek physician Hippocrates to guide doctors and remains a key principle of medical practice. It is a great shame that such ...

Abstract: Intravascular optical coherence tomography is the state-of-the-art imaging modality in percutaneous coronary interventionplanning and evaluation, in which side branch ostium and main ...

After an “investigation” at the Royal Brompton Hospital last year, Emma Willis was diagnosed with a hole in her heart (also known as an atrial septal defect, or ASD for short). “Turns out, I’ve been ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Senate Bill 1070, which would mandate cardiac tests for student athletes in Florida, is headed to the governor's desk. The bill would require the Florida High School Athletic ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and MRI ...

Case 1. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to Walter Reed General Hospital for repair of an ostium-primum defect of the interatrial septum with an associated cleft mitral valve and mitral insufficiency.

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The trading platform meets the needs of a market grappling with an uncertain U.S. Presidential election, the prospect of escalation in the Middle East, and shifting monetary policies. These dynamics ...

Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defects, occurring in approximately 0.9% of live births. Sadly, they are also the leading cause of ...