CT of the brain with the use of contrast material ... occult atrial fibrillation, patent foramen ovale, and embolic stroke of undetermined source. Manifest atrial fibrillation is a common cause ...

In this prospective, multicenter, randomized, event-driven trial, we randomly assigned patients, in a 1:1 ratio, to medical therapy alone or closure of the patent foramen ovale.

Patent foramen ovale is usually an incidental finding but can sometimes ... Radiography of the chest was normal, but computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiography showed multiple bilateral ...

Most of the time, a patent foramen ovale doesn’t need to be treated. But there are procedures to close the opening, especially for people with PFO who are younger than age 60 and have already ...

boxed-textSpies C et al. (2005) Patent foramen ovale closure in patients with cryptogenic thrombo-embolic events using the Cardia PFO occluder. Eur Heart J 27: 365–371 ...

Will randomized studies of patent foramen ovale closure in deep sea divers and others show reduction in migraine headaches, or is a turbo-placebo-effect taking place?