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 ...

I didn’t need any rehab,” she said. Doctors determined that her stroke was caused by a large patent foramen ovale (PFO), a ...

The PFO makes it easier for clots from elsewhere in the body to travel up an artery directly to the brain, which causes a ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in nearly one-quarter of patients in autopsy studies and is even more prevalent in young patients with cryptogenic stroke. Whether these PFOs should be ...

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 ...

Patients with cryptogenic stroke treated with routine transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure have increased 4-year stroke risk.

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 ...

Possible mechanisms explaining the migraine-stroke connection include genetic predisposition, endothelial dysfunction, coagulation abnormalities, arterial dissection, and paradoxical embolism via a ...

I didn’t need any rehab,” she said. Doctors determined that her stroke was caused by a large patent foramen ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart between the two atria. “A PFO is a remnant from ...