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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with migraine who were treated with medical therapy and patent foramen ovale closure did not have a ...

July 15, 2009 (Cleveland, Ohio) — Surgical closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) newly discovered during cardiothoracic surgery for an unrelated problem may do more harm than good, suggested a ...

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 ...

Eyal Ben-Assa, MD, Division of Cardiology, Assuta Ashdod University Hospital and Ben Gurion University, Ashdod, Israel, coauthor of the commentary, concludes, "This study presents an innovative ...

Cardiac embolism is the most frequent cause of ischemic stroke in hospital-based and population-based registers. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) with and without atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) has been ...

Reducing the frequency and severity of disabling migraines is crucial for quality of life. A new study, published in the February 2009 issue of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, finds significant ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) did not significantly curb migraine-attack frequency in patients with episodic migraine refractory to multiple medications in the ...

The Medtronic Endurant stent graft system got FDA approval to remove a warning against use for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms from its label. A retrospective study confirms that women can get ...

Isabel Vinueza Sullivan awoke one morning with slurred speech and numbness on one half of her body, turning an ordinary weekday into a pivotal life event for the otherwise healthy 26-year-old. In an ...

Carcinoid syndrome is a group of symptoms associated with carcinoid tumors, and results from the release of vasoactive substances such as serotonin. This syndrome often leads to right-sided carcinoid ...