In fact, many studies about the impact of PFO device closure on migraine resolution have included patients with refractory disabling migraine. 2 In this subset of patients, despite the various ...

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 ...

After transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, patients with nickel hypersensitivity were more likely to develop device syndrome, but this did not translate into more arrhythmias ...

PFO is associated with a variety of disorders, including cryptogenic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), migraine, and decompression sickness. Percutaneous device occlusion is currently the ...