Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along ...

Sept. 3, 2003 (Vienna) -- In some migraineurs, headaches appear to be linked to patent foramen ovale (PFO), and in those patients PFO repair can significantly reduce the risk for recurrent migraine ...

Contrary to the results of the randomized CLOSURE I trial, a meta-analysis of observational studies suggests that in patients with stroke of unknown origin and patent foramen ovale (PFO), percutaneous ...

New guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) concludes that closure of a common heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be recommended for some people who have had a stroke.

Sleep apnoea worsens in people with a relatively common heart defect called patent foramen ovale or PFO. In PFO, an opening between the heart's two upper chambers that normally closes during fetal ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 -- People born with a hole in their heart face an increased risk for stroke after surgery, a new study finds. This common type of birth defect -- known as patent foramen ovale, ...

A new device designed to close a common heart defect known as a patent foramen ovale is safe and effective at 90-days follow up, according to a new study. A new device designed to close a common heart ...

A severe type of headache called cluster headache that usually begins around the eye often occurs along with a heart defect called patent foramen ovale (PFO), in which blood passes through a small ...

For patients with systemic hypoxia and patent foramen ovale (PFO), transcatheter closure of the defect reduces oxygen requirements while improving symptoms and evidence of right-to-left shunt. The ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the February issue of CNS ...

New guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) concludes that closure of a common heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be recommended for some people who have had a stroke.