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 ...

A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine is a hotly debated ... report a certain amount of improvement after PFO closure. Indeed, the same factors influencing the risk of ...

med. Lars Kellert in issue 31–32/2017 In their article on juvenile stroke, the authors also comment on indication for interventional closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) (1). On the basis of a ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale ... a percutaneous metal device for PFO closure, which is associated with adverse ...