A “dose-response” relationship may exist between migraine and patent foramen ovale (PFO), according to a review published in Frontiers in Neurology. According to the American Heart Association, a PFO ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 36 and do not have any significant medical concerns, but due to a family member's heart health issues, it was recommended I have a cardiac evaluation. After undergoing an ...

Researchers found closure of patent foramen ovale could result in reduced monthly migraine days. Treatment with patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure could reduce the frequency of headaches and monthly ...

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – According to a new study, while it is common for patients who have migraine to have a patent foramen ovale, a procedure to repair this heart defect does not significantly reduce total ...

Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT) is using its Cocoon Occluder devices to treat congenital heart defects like atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale. These minimally invasive devices ...

Closure may be safe in patients older than 60 years who’ve had a presumed patent foramen ovale (PFO)-related stroke—a population excluded from most of the randomized trials in this space—but may also ...

Arterial hypoxemia and exaggerated pulmonary hypertension are features of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), but the underlying mechanisms of their relationship with this condition are unclear.