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.

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...

A new study in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier, ...

TCT 616: The Clinical Impact of Intravascular Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients With High Thrombus Burden Receive the the latest news, research, ...

TCT 579: The Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure Detected by Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR) Receive the the latest news, research, and ...

The PFO closure device market is driven by a shift to minimally invasive solutions and patient-centric care. Opportunities lie in transcatheter methods, bioresorbable materials, regional reimbursement ...

While other device-based closures have demonstrated notable rates of atrial fibrillation (5.7–6.6%) and device-related adverse events, the NobleStitch™ system's fully suture-mediated approach ...

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...

Sept. 3, 2003 (Vienna) -- In some migraineurs, headaches appear to be linked to patent foramen ovale (PFO), and in those patients PFO repair can significantly reduce the risk for recurrent migraine ...

Dan Kenny first started feeling a little off at the end of an otherwise normal workday in February 2023. "I kept telling myself, I'm going on this big trip, maybe I'm just a little tired and hadn't ...