A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...

To protect the baby from too much radiation ... “It was amazing after the PFO was repaired, she immediately felt better,” she says. “It’s amazing how quickly she felt better.” ...

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 ...

Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...

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 ...

A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people ...