Some scientific studies have suggested a link between migraine with aura and a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a relatively common congenital heart defect. With this postulated link, controversy arose ...

Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.

The difference of TEE/TTE score on an ordinal scale was statistically significant (Wilcoxon signed rank test, p = 0.023). Figure 2. Prevalence of PFO (patent foramen ovale). Grade 0, no PFO—no ...

How May PFO Closure Affect Migraine? If one accepts that a PFO plays a pivotal role in the course of a migraine attack, the following scenarios are possible: given that the concept of migraine is ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for ...

A PFO was detected in 164 subjects (14.9% ... Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the ...

Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an independent risk factor for neurovascular injury such as stroke. We previously found that large PFO shunt is associated with increased long-term risk of ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) contributes to a quarter of embolic strokes of undetermined source. Although the benefit of PFO closure in selected patients has been demonstrated, our system workflow still ...

Risk highest for those born with patent foramen ovale, but risk decreases with closure surgery. HealthDay News — Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study ...

Patients with simple coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent CHD surgery had a lower risk for epilepsy than those who did not undergo surgery. HealthDay News — Among simple congenital heart ...