Patent foramen ovale (PFO) increase the rate of ischemic stroke among patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a new prospective cohort study. Its authors say the findings ...

Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at high risk for stroke, and the risk is further raised by about fourfold by the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study suggests. "This ...

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 ...

The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with transvenous leads for pacemakers or defibrillators more than triples the long-term risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Among patients with inherited thrombophilias on anticoagulant or antiaggregant therapies, patent ...

WASHINGTON — Final results of the RESPECT trial showed that percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure reduced the risk for recurrent stroke compared with guideline-directed medical therapy alone over ...

Recross Cardio Inc., a structural heart company pioneering next-generation membrane sealing technology, today announces the first clinical implantation with its novel PFO Sealing system in the ...

Stroke Image There were 850 ischemic strokes (0.6%) within 30 days of surgery: 3.2 and 0.5% among patients with and without PFO, respectively. HealthDay News — For adults undergoing non-cardiac ...

In early 2004, Michelle Cahill suffered a stroke - a disruption of blood flow to a part of the brain. She was just 38 years old. "The thought of having a stroke at such a young age never crossed my ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been linked to ischemic strokes of undetermined cause (cryptogenic strokes). PFO—a remnant of fetal circulation when the foramen ovale does not seal after birth—can ...