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Approval of BioSTAR^® in Canada and Europe

• In Times Online UK: Biological Umbrella Can Fix Hole in Heart—A new technique that uses the body’s natural building materials to seal a hole in the heart has been developed and approved for use in Britain, avoiding the need for open-heart surgery or metal implants..., August 13, 2007.
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• In BBC News—UK: Hole-in-the-Heart Self Repair Kit—Experts have found a way to employ the body's natural healing power to treat a common heart defect linked with stroke and migraine..., August 12, 2007.
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• In U.S. News & World Report, DC: Biodegradable Patch Fixes Common Heart Defect—This new technique uses a bioabsorbable patch that acts as a temporary plug. Within about 30 days, the body replaces the patch with healthy normal
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• In Forbes—NY, USA: Health Highlights—A method of promoting the body's natural healing power that can correct a common heart defect called patent foramen ovale (PFO) is being used by doctors at..., August 13, 2007.
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• In IndianPad: Hole-in-the-Heart Self Repair Kit—One in four people has a valve-like hole in the heart, known as a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The defect can be closed surgically using a graft, but this can cause damage to surrounding tissue. A team at London's Royal Brompton Hospital..., August 12, 2007.
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• In ShortNews.com: New Technique to Fixing Heart Defect Linked to Stroke and Migraine—A patent foramen ovale (PFO), open when the fetus is in the womb is used to allow better blood circulation before the lungs are used..., August 14, 2007.
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• In The Australian: Hope for Hole in Heart Surgery—A NEW technique that uses the body's natural building materials to seal a hole in the heart has been developed and approved for use in Britain..., August 13, 2007.
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• In Irish Health: Patch Can Heal Heart Hole—Scientists have developed a way of making the body ‘heal’ internal wounds, which could avoid open-heart surgery or implants. A team at the Royal Brompton..., August 13, 2007.
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• In HeartZine, UK: Automatic Repair Device for Hole in the Heart—Medical researchers at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital have developed a method of treating a common heart defect through the body’s natural healing power..., August 14, 2007.
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• In MedIndia, India: Scientists Create Bio-absorbable Implant to Seal Hole in Heart—British scientists have created a novel bio-absorbable implant that uses the body's natural building materials to seal a hole in the heart, avoiding the..., August 13, 2007.
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• In News-Medical.net, Australia: DIY Hole-in-the-Heart Self Repair Kit—Specialists in the UK have found a way to treat a common heart defect using the body's natural healing power. Experts say as many as one in four people have..., August 12, 2007.
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• In Health18: Scientists Create Bio-absorbable Implant to Seal Hole in Heart—A condition wherein a patient is born with a hole between the right and left atrium of the heart is known as patent foramen ovale (PFO) in scientific language. The hole can allow unfiltered blood and fat particles to pass into the..., August 14, 2007.
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• In The News—International: Hole-in-the-Heart Linked to Migraine—A common heart defect linked with stroke and migraine. One in four people has a valve-like hole in the heart, known as a patent foramen ovale (PFO)..., August 14, 2007.
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