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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

—Esther L. Young, DO, discusses the uncertainties surrounding patent foramen ovale closure as a means of preventing cryptogenic stroke. (0:53) Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on ...

Atrial septal aneurysm means that there is a bulge in the interatrial septum. It may not present with symptoms. However, it can occur alongside other heart problems that cause symptoms such as ...

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.

Data indicate that there could be a link between cryptogenic thromboembolic events and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Although controversial, increasing numbers of patients are undergoing transcatheter ...