Myocardial interstitial fibrosis contributes to left ventricular dysfunction leading to the
development of heart failure. Basic research has provided abundant evidence for the …

Migraine is a common neurological disease with a still-unclear etiology and pathogenesis.
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a kind of congenital heart disease that leads to a right-to-left …

Objectives To perform an updated meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term cardiovascular
and cerebrovascular outcomes among migraineurs. Setting A meta-analysis of cohort …

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

Background Acute stroke during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of childbirth is devastating for
the mother and her family, yet data regarding incidence and contemporary trends are very …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO), an embryonic remnant of the fetal circulation, is present in 20–
25% of adults. Although recent observational studies and clinical trials have established the …

Stroke is a major complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). About 25% of ischaemic stroke are
cardio-embolic in origin; AF is the most common cause of those. 1 Nonvalvular AF carries a …

Maternal mortality rates have been steadily increasing in the United States, and
cardiovascular mortality is the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum …

Prior studies have shown that percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure increases
the risk of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF) 1-5. Therefore, we sought to evaluate …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common arrhythmia that mainly affects older individuals. The
mechanism of atrial fibrillation is complex and is related to the pathogenesis of trigger …