Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supraventricular arrhythmias may be underestimated in patients who have received percutaneous patent foramen ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...

St. Luke's Health-Memorial Hospital Lufkin recently announced a significant advancement in cardiovascular care, becoming the first and only hospital in Deep East Texas to successfully perform a ...

When Dr. M. Soubhi Azzouz joined Western Slope Cardiology last year in Grand Junction, he brought with him a skill set that would allow the practice to expand their heart surgery practice for local ...

The frequency of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures has decreased in the past several years, but there is still a need for specific patients, according to a presentation at TCT 2015. Mark ...

Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...

A practice advisory update from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) warns against routinely offering percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in conjunction with optimal medical therapy can reduce both the number of migraine days and the frequency of attacks compared with medicine alone, according to a new ...

† New-onset migraine was noted in ten patients. ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that ...

Hailey Bieber underwent heart surgery after suffering a “mini stroke” last month. The supermodel, 25, revealed she recently had a patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

The association between migraine with aura and persistent foramen ovale (PFO), as well as other right-to-left shunts, is described. A hypothesis that might explain this association is discussed.