An Atrial Septal Defect, or ASD, is an abnormal hole in the wall of the upper chambers of the heart. This hole restricts the chambers from closing completely. The fetal heart has an opening, or a foramen ovale, between the upper chambers that close soon after birth. If this does not happen, the heart has […]
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Intravascular ultrasound, or IVUS, assists in diagnosing coronary artery disease. It creates a motion picture of the inside of your coronary arteries using high-frequency sound saves. This is performed in the cardiac cath lab, where a device called a transducer is attached to a catheter and introduced to your heart through an artery. The transducer […]