Participants in the study were adults with recent cryptogenic stroke and biomarker evidence of atrial cardiopathy, such as an enlarged left atrium or high levels of natriuretic peptides.

Much remains to learn about this anatomical finding, seen in about one-third of adults, and how it may affect stroke risk.

Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more ...

In adults, the prevalence of PFO ranges between 20% and 34%. PFO is associated with a variety of disorders, including cryptogenic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), migraine, and decompression ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The study was published in the JAMA Neurology journal. Participants in the study were adults with recent cryptogenic stroke and biomarker evidence of atrial cardiopathy, such as an enlarged left ...

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The goal of this industry-sponsored study was to determine if PFO closure with the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder was superior to the current medical standard of care in the prevention or recurrent embolic ...