A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people ...

In patients with nickel hypersensitivity, there is increased risk for device syndrome within the first 90 days following patent foramen ovale closure.

New-onset migraine was noted in ten patients. ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that ...

King Faisal Hospital has successfully carried out Rwanda's first percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a rare ...

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Advertisement The surgery, performed at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by Dr. Conrad Smith, closed a small hole, called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in Letang’s heart. The hole was discovered after ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...