Active clinical trials for "Heart Septal Defects"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the security and validity of transesophageal echocardiography(TEE)-guided perventricular device closure(TPDC) through minithoracotomy in treatment of infundibular ventricular septal defect(IVSD) with asymmetric occluder.

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is one of the most common pediatric congenital malformations. In recent years, in view of the rapid rise of transthoracic minimally invasive hybrid closure for pediatric VSD in the clinical practice, precision assessment of perioperative its effectiveness and safety has already become an important issue that must be solved. On the basis of echocardiography, integrating with characteristics associated critical care, the investigators focus on precision assessment of perioperative effectiveness and safety of transthoracic hybrid closure for pediatric VSD, compared with conventional surgical sternotomy repair with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

The foramen ovale is an opening in the interatrial septum. It results from an incomplete coverage of the ostium secundum. In 10 to 24% of the general population incomplete fibrosis of the interatrial septum is a clinical finding and is defined as a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The Nit-Occlud® PFO umbrella is a permanent implant for closing PFOs that is implanted in the PFO using minimally invasive catheter technology. The umbrella is made from Nitinol, a material with superelastic properties, which, in its relaxed state, has the form of a double umbrella. This is a single-center, non-comparative, prospective interventional clinical investigation involving 1 center in Germany to assess the effectiveness, safety and practicability of implantation of the Nit-Occlud PFO® Closure Device.

The purpose of this study is to investigate effectiveness and safety of transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects.

Cardiac surgery induces a measurable stress response in patients which leads to increased morbidity and mortality post-operatively. Through clinical observation, anesthesiologists have determined that varying the combinations of anesthesia drugs used during surgery and just after reduces the stress response, and by extension, morbidity and mortality. However, only a few studies have explored this phenomenon scientifically.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether infusion of hypertonic saline dextran attenuates the inflammatory response and the water overload, during and after major cardiac surgery in small children.

To compare the influence of two surgical anesthetic techniques, hypothermia with circulatory arrest or hypothermia with low-flow bypass perfusion, on neurologic functioning in infants undergoing heart surgery.

The objective of this post-market registry is to assess the clinical use of the Lifetech CeraFlex™ Closure System in a real-world and on-label fashion.

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of the GORE® CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder in the percutaneous closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs)

The aim is to compare effective growth true hypoplastic pulmonary arteries using Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Reconstruction by femoral allogenic vein valve conduit and systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts (modified Blalock-Taussig shunt)