The research was designed to determine the PFO closure rate, procedure-related complications, the recurrence of AF, and stroke/TIA events. Patients who underwent AS cryoablation had a significantly ...

The population of patients undergoing patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in the US doesn’t match those of the clinical trials that formed the basis of the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supraventricular arrhythmias may be underestimated in patients who have received percutaneous patent foramen ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Using a device designed to close the patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke may reduce their risk of having another stroke, suggests ...

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale for the prevention of cerebral embolic stroke. This involves placing a small device into the heart to close the hole.

CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - NMT Medical Inc's catheter system that seals a hole in the heart worked no better than drugs to prevent stroke in a study, suggesting physicians perform too many closure ...

Hailey Bieber is reflecting on her health journey. One year after undergoing a heart procedure, the model shared how she's doing today. "This time last year I had a procedure done to close a hole I ...

CAUTION: Investigational device. Limited by United States law to investigational use. The Gore RELIEF study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) ...

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