The Pittsburgh Penguins clarified the “medical appointment” that caused defenseman Kris Letang to miss practice Tuesday, and ...

Controversies in the Treatment of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, ” will focus on past and current strategies for reducing the myocardial damage caused by IRI following percutaneous coronary intervention ...

According to the Johns Hopkins website: “A PFO closure, often performed through a catheter procedure, involves using a device to close a small hole (patent foramen ovale—PFO) between the heart’s upper ...

According to the team's announcement, the procedure closed a small hole in his heart. The timeline for recovery is four to six weeks. "Letang had successful closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

Shanghai-based medical device start-up United InnoMed plans to collaborate with medical institutions in Hong Kong on clinical studies with the aim of commercialising an artificial intelligence ...

A new handheld device could replacing traditional stethoscopes for heart disease screening, say scientists. University of Cambridge researchers have developed an instrument for detecting certain ...

Patients with nickel hypersensitivity have a significantly increased risk for device syndrome within the first 90 days after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, according to results of a study in ...

Vivasure Medical has received CE mark approval for its PerQseal Elite vascular closure system, providing a new bioresorbable option for percutaneous vessel closure. Vivasure’s device is designed ...