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, ...

Patients hospitalized for pulmonary embolism were four times more likely to have had a recent ischemic stroke if they also had patent foramen ovale, according to a study published in the Annals of ...

Studies to date have shown an association between the presence of patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke in patients younger than 55 years of age. This association has not been established in ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been linked to ischemic strokes of undetermined cause (cryptogenic strokes). PFO—a remnant of fetal circulation when the foramen ovale does not seal after birth—can ...

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 information ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 36 and do not have any significant medical concerns, but due to a family member's heart health issues, it was recommended I have a cardiac evaluation. After undergoing an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The persistently patent foramen ovale has been implicated in a variety of neurologic and embolic events, ...

Dublin, Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure Devices - Market Insights, Competitive Landscape and Market Forecast - 2026" report has been added to ...

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 that ...

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, ...