Patent foramen ovale (PFO) increase the rate of ischemic stroke among patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a new prospective cohort study. Its authors say the findings ...

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 ...

Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at high risk for stroke, and the risk is further raised by about fourfold by the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study suggests. "This ...

The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with transvenous leads for pacemakers or defibrillators more than triples the long-term risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Among patients with inherited thrombophilias on anticoagulant or antiaggregant therapies, patent ...

Stroke Image There were 850 ischemic strokes (0.6%) within 30 days of surgery: 3.2 and 0.5% among patients with and without PFO, respectively. HealthDay News — For adults undergoing non-cardiac ...

WASHINGTON — Final results of the RESPECT trial showed that percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure reduced the risk for recurrent stroke compared with guideline-directed medical therapy alone over ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been linked to ischemic strokes of undetermined cause (cryptogenic strokes). PFO—a remnant of fetal circulation when the foramen ovale does not seal after birth—can ...

In early 2004, Michelle Cahill suffered a stroke - a disruption of blood flow to a part of the brain. She was just 38 years old. "The thought of having a stroke at such a young age never crossed my ...

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 ...

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 ...