Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure reduced the risk for recurrent ischemic stroke in most young and middle-aged adults with cryptogenic stroke but increased the risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a ...

Current age-based restrictions on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure should be reconsidered in light of observational data suggesting that carefully selected older patients fare as well as those who ...

BASEL, Switzerland—In a study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries older than 60 who had had an ischemic stroke, percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure was associated with improved ...

We postulated that cryoablation can also fuse PFO by injuring the primary and secondary septum." Although AF and PFO are both risk factors for stroke/TIA, it is difficult to determine whether PFO is ...

Whether closure of a patent foramen ovale reduces the risk of recurrence of ischemic stroke in patients who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke is unknown. In a multicenter, randomized, open-label ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is defined as excursion of the atrial septum exceeding 10 mm beyond the ...