Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for ...

Some scientific studies have suggested a link between migraine with aura and a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a relatively common congenital heart defect. With this postulated link, controversy arose ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) contributes to a quarter of embolic strokes of undetermined source. Although the benefit of PFO closure in selected patients has been demonstrated, our system workflow still ...

The largest series revealed thrombus formation in 15 of the 593 (2.5%) ASD and patent foramen ovale patients. [48] The thrombus was diagnosed in 14 out of 20 patients after 4 weeks and in six out ...

Marco R. Di Tullio; Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C. However, the risk of first-ever stroke in asymptomatic subjects with PFO in the general population has not been clearly established. This ...

Today, we are giving SPE and PFO a look; these are two funds that, we believe, are attractively valued and provide monthly distribution to investors. This idea was discussed in more depth with ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the persistence of a fetal connection between the left and right atrium. PFO has been implicated in stroke and migraine headaches. Atrial septal defect (ASD) is an ...

Background: Paradoxical embolism through a PFO is a common etiologic mechanism in the 18-60 yo patients with otherwise cryptogenic stroke (CS). However, its importance as a cause of stroke in the ...