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 ...

Lars Kellert in issue 31–32/2017 In their article on juvenile stroke, the authors also comment on indication for interventional closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) (1). On the basis of a US ...

A PFO is present in everyone before birth but seals shut in most ... heart, eyes or kidneys, causing a stroke. A congenital heart specialist can determine the best course of action with specialized ...

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an interatrial communication at the level of oval fossa caused by the incomplete or missed fusion of the septum primum and septum secundum after birth. PFO has a ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been linked to cryptogenic stroke, but the mechanisms of this relationship remain unclear. Botto et al. set out to investigate the prevalence of prothrombotic gene ...

PFO is associated with a variety of disorders, including cryptogenic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), migraine, and decompression sickness. Percutaneous device occlusion is currently the ...

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