Scott McPartland was always healthy, but he had a stroke at age 49. Doctors found that he'd been born with a hole in his heart, patent foramen ovale (PFO).

“Your lungs act as a filter against clots, but if that same clot pops through a hole in your heart, it can go up to your brain and cause a stroke. ...

Holes in the Heart: A heart murmur (an extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat) is the most common sign of both asd and vsd. Written by : Tavishi Dogra Updated at: Feb 13, 2020 11:37 IST ...

It's true that the older you get, the higher your risk of stroke increases. But strokes can occur at any age, even if you're "young" (that is, someone younger than 60). Often, strokes in the young ...

Obviously you have a hole in your heart.” But in the book, that was something I felt I had to really paint with a light brush. It easily could have turned into a lifetime movie: ...

Sometimes, having a little hole in your heart can relieve a lot of pressure. University of Virginia Health System researchers are participating in a clinical trial of a device that creates a ...

After your baby is diagnosed with VSD, your baby’s doctor will regularly check the hole inside the septum and watch if the hole is closing on its own. How is Ventricular Septal Defect Diagnosed? The ...

SEQUIM, Wash. (KING) – An 11-year-old girl in Washington state is battling an extremely rare health condition that has left her with a hole in her heart.