Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...

Newswise — 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 ...

Strokes that occur in patients with diagnosed patent foramen ovale (PFO) should no longer be deemed “cryptogenic” but rather “PFO-associated,” according to a new statement compiled by a team of both ...

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In the womb, fetuses have an opening in the upper chambers of the heart known as a foramen ovale. While the opening is supposed to close naturally after birth, for many it never does. That's when it's ...