Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a failure of the atrial septa to fuse postpartum, potentially leading to right-to-left shunting, which may increase the risk of cerebrovascular events. The authors of ...

Abstract. Several lines of evidence suggest that a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may increase the risk of ischemic stroke. In the late 1980s, for example, the first reports were published linking the ...

A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people ...

A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...

For adults with a prior PFO-associated stroke: The guidelines recommended PFO closure rather than antiplatelet medication alone for patients ages 18 to 60 (independent of anatomy) and for those ...

Scuba divers with high-risk patent foramen ovale, or a hole in the heart, may be more susceptible to decompression illness than previously thought and should adhere to a conservative diving ...

How May PFO Closure Affect Migraine? If one accepts that a PFO plays a pivotal role in the course of a migraine attack, the following scenarios are possible: given that the concept of migraine is ...

American model Hailey Bieber marked one year since she suffered a mini-stroke due to a small hole in her heart called Patent Foramen Ovale. The 26-year-old star released a video from last year ...