Overall, patients without PFO had a higher number of traditional risk factors. In patients without a PFO, the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke increased with each additional traditional risk factor ...

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang underwent successful surgery to close a patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart). The expected recovery time is four to six weeks.https://t.co ...

According to the team's announcement, the procedure closed a small hole in his heart. The timeline for recovery is four to six weeks. "Letang had successful closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

A PFO, or patent foramen ovale, is a small opening between the upper chambers of the heart that sometimes fails to close after birth. While it often causes no symptoms, it can increase the risk of ...

After transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, patients with nickel hypersensitivity were more likely to develop device syndrome, but this did not translate into more arrhythmias ...

1 Introduction. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common congenital heart defect characterized by a potential space or separation between the primum septum and secundum septum (Snijder et al., 2016).The ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...

Nir Flint et al, Patent foramen ovale closure with cryoballoon ablation: "Please close the door on your way out", Heart Rhythm (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.120 Provided by Elsevier ...

Baqal O, Habib EA, Hasabo EA, Galasso F, Barry T, Arsanjani R, Sweeney JP, Noseworthy P, Fortuin FD. Artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) does not predict atrial fibrillation ...