Journal of Transcatheter Interventions

ABSTRACT Background Percutaneous treatment for atrial septal defects is utilized worldwide as first-line therapy. Its use is restricted to atrial septal defects localized within the confines of the oval fossa. All other atrial septal communications are, traditionally, submitted to surgery. Sinus venosus atrial septal defect is the second most frequent type of atrial septal defects. The diameters are usually large and thus prone to right heart overload. Besides that, it is difficult to be diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography, and often […]

ABSTRACT Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, with high fatality rate. The number of registered cases has skyrocketed, as well as the number of deaths. Half of the patients with COVID-19 have chronic conditions, especially cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, followed by diabetes mellitus, increasing their morbidity and mortality. Several studies have demonstrated this correlation, however a […]