What is patent foramen ovale transcatheter repair? A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a small hole between the 2 upper chambers of the heart, the right and the left atrium. Patent foramen transcatheter ...

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However, the clinical significance of non-criteria antibodies in stroke etiology remains unclear. Here we encountered a case of recurrent ischemic stroke with patent foramen ovale (PFO) that displayed ...

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), a common cardiac abnormality, has been established as the most prevalent cause of Cryptogenic Stroke (CS). In 2022, the American Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and ...

This study examines the burden and associations of modifiable traditional, nontraditional, and female sex–specific risk factors with young-onset CIS, stratified by clinically relevant patent foramen ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with the Amplatzer PFO occluder (Amplatzer) or the PFO STAR device (STAR) in patients with presumed ...

Cryptogenic stroke (CS) in young adults may be associated with the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO). This case report presents a woman in her 40s admitted with sudden left hemiplegia. Imaging ...

One day after former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ son Alijah Arenas was hospitalized and placed into a coma due to injuries sustained in a car crash, is awake and making a “remarkable” recovery.

Traditional risk factors contribute most to young-onset CIS without patent foramen ovale; nontraditional risk factors more important in CIS with PFO. (HealthDay News) — Traditional risk factors ...

Background: In recent years percutaneous, transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) was introduced into clinical practice. Objective: To investigate the ...