Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Kris Letang has enjoyed a Hall of Fame-worthy career up to this point, and it’s no secret ...

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Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...

A PFO, or patent foramen ovale, is a small opening between the upper chambers of the heart that sometimes fails to close after birth. While it often causes no symptoms, it can increase the risk of ...

The medical team took only 20 minutes to close the PFO, significantly reducing the risk of stroke and other complications. This achievement was made possible by the use of a minimally invasive ...

But at One Welbeck Heart Health, Dr Iqbal Malik, a Consultant Cardiologist at the London Cardiovascular Clinic, recently performed three PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) closures in a single morning, all ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy.

Are preventative measures against stroke necessary in asymptomatic subjects in whom a patent foramen ovale is detected as an incidental finding?