The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine is a hotly debated issue. Conflicting data on the association or independence of these conditions have been reported by various study ...

Interv Cardiol. 2013;5(2):177-187. So far, only one population-based study has been conducted to assess the relation of a PFO and migraine. [31] Out of 1101 stroke-free individuals from Northern ...

New-onset migraine was noted in ten patients. ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that ...

Several studies have demonstrated a strong association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and migraine headache with aura (MHA). Preliminary data have shown substantial improvements in MHA ...

Physicians and researchers suspect a link between migraines and a particular heart defect in some people. The defect is called a patent foramen ovale or PFO. A remnant of fetal development ...

PFO is associated with a variety of disorders, including cryptogenic stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), migraine, and decompression sickness. Percutaneous device occlusion is currently the ...