It's true that the older you get, the higher your risk of stroke increases. But strokes can occur at any age, even if you're "young" (that is, someone younger than 60). Often, strokes in the young are ...

Heart surgery for patent foramen ovale may not always reduce the risk of stroke and other complications due to clot formation, according to recent research. Patent foramen ovale is a defect in the ...

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 ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.

Marco R. Di Tullio; Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C. However, the risk of first-ever stroke in asymptomatic subjects with PFO in the general population has not been clearly established. This information ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

A new device designed to close a common heart defect known as a patent foramen ovale is safe and effective at 90-days follow up, according to a new study. A new device designed to close a common heart ...

A 46-year-old female with no previously documented illnesses presented with 15 months of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flushing after alcohol consumption. Abdominal CT showed multiple hepatic masses, ...

American model Hailey Bieber marked one year since she suffered a mini-stroke due to a small hole in her heart called Patent Foramen Ovale. The 26-year-old star released a video from last year that ...

The foramen ovale is a tunnel-like anatomical structure located in the interatrial wall of the fetal heart that enables right-to-left shunting during fetal development. In the majority of people this ...

A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

One in five people may have condition, doctors say, but stroke risk remains low. May 22, 2010— -- Rocker and reality TV star Bret Michaels has a hole in his heart, a condition also known as ...