In patients with migraine who undergo transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO), the presence of aura and of residual right-to-left shunt appear to influence the amount of migraine benefits, ...

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 ...

A “dose-response” relationship may exist between migraine and patent foramen ovale (PFO), according to a review published in Frontiers in Neurology. According to the American Heart Association, a PFO ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

Having a residual shunt after percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure was associated with an elevated risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) recurrence years after the procedure, ...

Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...

patent foramen ovale_cropped Patients diagnosed with PFO prior to noncardiac surgery have an elevated ischemic stroke risk. Patients preoperatively diagnosed with patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at ...

The 26-year-old model shared some information from UCLA Health on her Instagram Stories about the condition that led to her mini stroke called Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Kimberlee Speakman is a ...