Patent foramen ovale (PFO) increase the rate of ischemic stroke among patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a new prospective cohort study. Its authors say the findings ...

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 ...

Stroke Image There were 850 ischemic strokes (0.6%) within 30 days of surgery: 3.2 and 0.5% among patients with and without PFO, respectively. HealthDay News — For adults undergoing non-cardiac ...

The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with transvenous leads for pacemakers or defibrillators more than triples the long-term risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), ...

Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at high risk for stroke, and the risk is further raised by about fourfold by the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study suggests. "This ...

Percutaneously closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) using the Amplatzer PFO Occluder was superior to medical management in the prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke in patients who previously had a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Among patients with inherited thrombophilias on anticoagulant or antiaggregant therapies, patent ...

Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...

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In early 2004, Michelle Cahill suffered a stroke - a disruption of blood flow to a part of the brain. She was just 38 years old. "The thought of having a stroke at such a young age never crossed my ...

A year ago, Hailey Bieber’s “normal” breakfast turned into the “scariest moment” of her life. She was talking to husband Justin Bieber when she felt the first signs of having a stroke, and it took ...