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 ...

Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Using a device designed to close the patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients who have had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke may reduce their risk of having another stroke, suggests ...

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Dan Kenny first started feeling a little off at the end of an otherwise normal workday in February 2023. "I kept telling myself, I'm going on this big trip, maybe I'm just a little tired and hadn't ...

Patients younger than 60 years with patent foramen ovale (PFO)-related stroke who have both an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) and a large shunt benefit stand to benefit more from PFO closure than those ...

Among adults ages 18-49 (median age of 41 years) who were born with a hole in the upper chambers of their heart known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), strokes of unknown cause were more strongly ...

A year ago, Hailey Bieber’s “normal” breakfast turned into the “scariest moment” of her life. She was talking to husband Justin Bieber when she felt the first signs of having a stroke, and it took ...