CHICAGO – Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative ...

MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) concludes that closure of a common heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be ...

Sept. 3, 2003 (Vienna) -- In some migraineurs, headaches appear to be linked to patent foramen ovale (PFO), and in those patients PFO repair can significantly reduce the risk for recurrent migraine ...

New guidance from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) concludes that closure of a common heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be recommended for some people who have had a stroke.

Albany - Nearly a third of all adults have an undiagnosed heart defect that may cause a stroke. And, you likely don't even know you have this defect. A Patent Foramen Ovale, or PFO, is a small opening ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global heart defect closure devices market research report by Technavio predicts the market to post a CAGR of more than 29% during the period 2019-2023. A key driver for ...

Aim: To find out the significance of murmurs heard during infancy. Methods: Retrospective audit of all infants with newly heard murmurs referred from April 2007 to October 2009 to cardiac clinics in ...

Hailey Bieber is reflecting on her health one year after she was hospitalized March 10, 2022, due to a transient ischemic attack, which is often called a mini stroke. WSJ. Magazine 2022 Innovator ...

Caroline Wolbrecht was in denial. The Deer Park resident knew that the fatigue, dizziness and skin rashes she experienced after scuba diving were a sign something was wrong. But she didn’t want to ...

Hailey Bieber is addressing the "scariest moment of her life" with fans. In a new video posted to her YouTube channel the 25-year-old model spoke candidly about her recent hospitalization after ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side of ...

One in five adults has a little hole in the heart. Most will never know it. But the defect may play a role in certain strokes and severe migraines, leading thousands to get devices implanted to seal ...