Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in scuba divers might be effective in preventing decompression sickness, a new study suggests. An analysis of more than 800 divers showed that those who were ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.

In patients with migraine who undergo transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO), the presence of aura and of residual right-to-left shunt appear to influence the amount of migraine benefits, ...

A call has been made for a new classification of ischemic stroke for patients who have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) that is thought to have been the likely cause of the stroke. The new classification ...

A “dose-response” relationship may exist between migraine and patent foramen ovale (PFO), according to a review published in Frontiers in Neurology. According to the American Heart Association, a PFO ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

ATLANTA -- Scenarios for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure not covered by the pivotal trials were a key subject of guidelines released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions ...

In scuba divers with large patent foramen ovale (PFO), transcatheter closure seems to prevent decompression sickness (DCS), a new study suggests. “According to our data, PFO closure is recommended in ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- Successfully identified PFOs in 30 patients across the Netherlands and UK -- FOQUS scans the whole brain for emboli ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Closing the patent foramen ovale may be recommended in patients younger than 60 years for secondary stroke ...

Over the past years, many researchers have been engaged in deciphering the interrelationship between migraine and patent foramen ovale (PFO) and have tried to answer the question of whether PFO ...