Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH

Original Contribution
Transcatheter Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Patients
Older than 60 Years of Age: Immediate and Follow-Up Results
08/01/2008
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a safe procedure and has been routinely performed in many centers around the world as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 However, in elderly patients with ASD, prolonged...
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a safe procedure and has been routinely performed in many centers around the world as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 However, in elderly patients with ASD, prolonged...
Percutaneous closure of atrial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
The Occlutech Figulla PFO and ASD Occluder: A New Nitinol Wire Mesh Device for Closure of Atrial Septal Defects
03/31/2010
ABSTRACT: Background. We investigated the safety, feasibility and efficacy of the Occlutech® devices for patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a prospective trial. Methods. The retention discs of the PFO device...
ABSTRACT: Background. We investigated the safety, feasibility and efficacy of the Occlutech® devices for patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a prospective trial. Methods. The retention discs of the PFO device...
ABSTRACT: Background. We...
03/31/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
Intracardiac Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Catheter-Based Interventions: Different Devices for Different Purposes
08/01/2008
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is gaining wide acceptance as one of the most powerful imaging devices in the interventional catheterization laboratory and its usefulness in different clinical settings is well known. Today,...
The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is gaining wide acceptance as one of the most powerful imaging devices in the interventional catheterization laboratory and its usefulness in different clinical settings is well known. Today,...
The use of intracardiac...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Transcatheter Closure of Congenital and Acquired Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Using the Amplatzer® Device
08/01/2008
Surgical closure of congenital or acquired [post-myocardial infarction (MI)] muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSD) is still associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity.1,2 Different surgical approaches have been...
Surgical closure of congenital or acquired [post-myocardial infarction (MI)] muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSD) is still associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity.1,2 Different surgical approaches have been...
Surgical closure of congenital...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in the Elderly
02/11/2009
From the Rush Center For Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Hijazi is a non-paid consultant to Occlutech, a German device company. Manuscript submitted November 10, 2008...
From the Rush Center For Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Hijazi is a non-paid consultant to Occlutech, a German device company. Manuscript submitted November 10, 2008...
From the Rush Center For...
02/11/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Percutaneous Closure of a Post-traumatic Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder
08/01/2008
Post-traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) after penetrating cardiac trauma is infrequent, with an estimated incidence of 1–4.5% of cases.1,3 The decision to close a traumatic VSD is similar to that of a non-traumatic VSD and is based on...
Post-traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) after penetrating cardiac trauma is infrequent, with an estimated incidence of 1–4.5% of cases.1,3 The decision to close a traumatic VSD is similar to that of a non-traumatic VSD and is based on...
Post-traumatic ventricular...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects
04/25/2013
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects accounting for 7%-10% of all congenital heart disease in children and 30%-33% of defects diagnosed in adults with congenital heart disease. This review highlights...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects accounting for 7%-10% of all congenital heart disease in children and 30%-33% of defects diagnosed in adults with congenital heart disease. This review highlights...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is...
04/25/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Use of Endovascular Stents for the Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta in Children and Adults: Immediate and Midterm Results
08/01/2008
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 6–8% of all forms of congenital heart defects. In children and adults, balloon angioplasty has become the preferred treatment for patients with recurrent CoA.1–5,6–18 The application of this...
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 6–8% of all forms of congenital heart defects. In children and adults, balloon angioplasty has become the preferred treatment for patients with recurrent CoA.1–5,6–18 The application of this...
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Invasive Thoughts
The RESPECT Trial: What Will the FDA Do?
11/29/2012
One of the many shortcomings of comparative observational studies examining patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure versus medical management included in meta-analysis is failure to adjust for potential confounders; therefore, the need for...
One of the many shortcomings of comparative observational studies examining patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure versus medical management included in meta-analysis is failure to adjust for potential confounders; therefore, the need for...
One of the many shortcomings of...
11/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Residual Inferior Atrial Septal Defect After
Surgical Repair: Closure Under Intracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance
08/01/2008
Case Description. A 41-year-old woman was admitted with the diagnosis of atrial flutter/fibrillation of two days for cardioversion. Her past medical history was remarkable for two operations to repair a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) at...
Case Description. A 41-year-old woman was admitted with the diagnosis of atrial flutter/fibrillation of two days for cardioversion. Her past medical history was remarkable for two operations to repair a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) at...
Case Description. A 41-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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