Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy.

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the persistence of a fetal connection between the left and right atrium. PFO has been implicated in stroke and migraine headaches. Atrial septal defect (ASD) is an ...

Some scientific studies have suggested a link between migraine with aura and a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a relatively common congenital heart defect. With this postulated link, controversy arose ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) contributes to a quarter of embolic strokes ... deep vein thrombosis, systemic embolism, atrial septal aneurysm, debilitating migraine, thrombophilia, cortical stroke on ...

Messe SR, Silverman IE, Kizer JR, et al. Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American ...

Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a congenital defect between the atria, resulting in abnormal hemodynamics. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify common genetic ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been associated with cryptogenic stroke ... PFO morphology, presence of atrial septal aneurysm, intrinsic coagulation-anticoagulation systems imbalance, and co-existence ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD The right atrium is one of the heart's upper chambers that plays a role in blood circulation. It collects deoxygenated blood and directs it on a pathway to ...