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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 ...

BASEL, Switzerland—In a study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries older than 60 who had had an ischemic stroke, percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure was associated with improved ...

Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...

ATLANTA -- Scenarios for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure not covered by the pivotal trials were a key subject of guidelines released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions ...

A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in conjunction with optimal medical therapy can reduce both the number of migraine days and the frequency of attacks compared with medicine alone, according to a new ...

A call has been made for a new classification of ischemic stroke for patients who have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) that is thought to have been the likely cause of the stroke. The new classification ...

Researchers found closure of patent foramen ovale could result in reduced monthly migraine days. Treatment with patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure could reduce the frequency of headaches and monthly ...

The association between migraine with aura and persistent foramen ovale (PFO), as well as other right-to-left shunts, is described. A hypothesis that might explain this association is discussed.

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.