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 ...

Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm ... a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke ...

Lauren Jean had to learn to walk and talk again after her contraceptive pill caused a stroke when she was just 17-years-old ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an interatrial communication at the level of oval fossa caused by the incomplete or missed fusion of the septum primum and septum secundum after birth. PFO has a ...

Alex Nedeljkovic got his first puppy, a five-year-old black Lab named Zeke, through his work with Project 2 Heal – whose ...

ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that paradoxical microembolism may provoke migraine attacks ...

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where doctors spotted a hole in her heart, called a patent foramen ovale. Lauren begged to fly back to the UK before having further treatment. Once home, doctors explained the reason for her blood ...

A young Lancashire woman had a stroke at just 17-years-old due to complications with her contraceptive pill. Lauren Jean was ...

The hole in the heart, or patent foramen ovale (PFO), is a small flap-like hole between the top two compartments (atria) of ...

Ferriter was a senior in high school, sitting down to take a midterm when she lost feeling in the left side of her body. At the hospital, it was determined she was having a stroke, caused by a patent ...