Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy.
The largest series revealed thrombus formation in 15 of the 593 (2.5%) ASD and patent foramen ovale patients. [48] The thrombus was diagnosed in 14 out of 20 patients after 4 weeks and in six out ...
with atrial septal defect (ASD), PFO, ventricular septal defect (VSD), and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The researchers found that 108 individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy at an average ...
Patients with simple coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent CHD surgery had a lower risk for epilepsy than those who did not undergo surgery. HealthDay News — Among simple congenital heart ...