730 Stroke March 2020 migraine with aura is associated with an≈ 2-fold increase in risk of
ischemic stroke. 20, 21 However, the combination of all 3 risk factors (migraine with aura …

Contemporary evidence supports device-based transcatheter interventions for the
management of patients with structural heart disease. These procedures, which include …

Background Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a vestigial congenital cardiovascular structure
present in around 25% of adults. In most cases, PFO is entirely benign and requires no …

Importance Recent epidemiologic and therapeutic advances have transformed
understanding of the role of and therapeutic approach to patent foramen ovale (PFO) in …

BACKGROUND: Following regulatory approval, medical devices may be used “off-label.”
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is indicated to reduce recurrent stroke but has been …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common abnormality affecting between 20% and 34% of
the adult population. For most people, it is a benign finding; however, in some people, the …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common cardiac abnormality with a prevalence of 25% in
the general population. PFO has been associated with the paradoxical embolism causing …

Objectives This paper sought to evaluate the occurrence of decompression sickness (DCS)
after the application of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) screening and risk stratification …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with increased risk of decompression sickness
(DCS) in divers because of paradoxical embolization of nitrogen bubbles (1). These events …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is frequently identified in young patients with cryptogenic
ischaemic stroke. Potential stroke mechanisms include paradoxical embolism from a venous …