Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.

ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that paradoxical microembolism may provoke migraine attacks ...

How May PFO Closure Affect Migraine? If one accepts that a PFO plays a pivotal role in the course of a migraine attack, the following scenarios are possible: given that the concept of migraine is ...

Risk highest for those born with patent foramen ovale, but risk decreases with closure surgery. HealthDay News — Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO ...

ASA is also commonly associated with congenital heart defects, such as atrial septal defects (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO). If you have related heart problems, you may also experience the ...

We often talked on the phone for hours so that day in July 2019, seemed no different. That is, until I couldn’t get my words ...

The study employed a simplified four-view lung ultrasound protocol, focusing on identifying B-lines — telltale signs of fluid in the lungs often associated with heart failure. This streamlined ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good reminder for parents-to-be to schedule that important 20-week ultrasound visit. That’s when parents usually find out if they’re ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how ...

In my case, doctors felt the most likely reason was due to something called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) – a small hole in the heart that ... test is essentially an ultrasound combined with ...

An AI software system improved ultrasound detection of fetal congenital heart defects compared with unaided interpretation. The AI system was also associated with shorter mean reading time of images.