Boston, MA - A new study shows that among patients who have already had a stroke of unknown origin, the presence of both a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) greatly ...

Patients with migraine, patent foramen ovale (PFO), and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) have more frequent ischemic brain lesions, migraine with aura, and larger PFO sizes than patients with migraines ...

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 ...

The presence of an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), but not shunt size, is associated with recurrent stroke in patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) who have already suffered a PFO-related stroke, ...

Initial data looking at safety and efficacy of an interatrial septal occluder with a bioresorbable frame show promise for closing atrial septal defects (ASDs), but the study authors suggest a redesign ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is defined as excursion of the atrial septum exceeding 10 mm beyond the ...

The persistently patent foramen ovale has been implicated in a variety of neurologic and embolic events, including transient ischemic attacks and stroke, decompression illness in divers, ...

Thrombophilic patients who have had an ischemic stroke and have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) benefit from having the PFO closed, a new study suggests. "To the best of our knowledge, this is the ...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - March 10, 2016) - Dr. Niels Erik Nielsen, Director of Structural Heart Interventions at the Linkoping University Hospital in Linkoping Sweden, successfully performed ...

To the Editor: Mas et al. (Dec. 13 issue) 1 describe multiple potential thromboembolic mechanisms that may account for the increased risk of recurrent stroke in young patients with both patent foramen ...