Patent Foramen Ovale
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Ask the Expert: What exactly is a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and has it been known to cause stroke?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert......the foramen ovale (oval window), this is called a patent foramen ovale. Through a hole such... Read more »
PFO and Migraine - What the UK MIST Trial Showed
By Teri Robert , Health Expert......double-blind study designed to evaluate the effect of PFO (patent foramen ovale) closure on... Read more »
Podcast #10 - PFO - A "Hole in the Heart" Related to Migraine?
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...Migraine? Many people have been asking about PFO (patent foramen ovale), a hole between the two... Read more »
Headlines, News, and Migraines
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...with regularity:PFO and Migraine. PFO stands for patent foramen ovale. It's a hole in the wall... Read more »
Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #51
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...you refer to isn't exactly a heart murmur, but PFO, patent foramen ovale. There are clinical... Read more »
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Patent foramen ovale
PFO Symptoms Infants with a patent foramen ovale and no other heart defects do not have symptoms. Signs and tests An echocardiogram can... Read more »Patent foramen ovale
...the heart. If this opening fails to close naturally soon after the baby is born, the hole is called patent foramen ovale (PFO). Alternative Names PFO Causes,... Read more »Patent foramen ovale
PFO Treatment This condition is not treated unless other heart abnormalities exist or if you had a stroke caused by a blood clot to the brain. ... Read more »PFO \Hole in the Heart\" and Migraine"
...underway to determine the efficacy of PFO closure for Migraine disease. What Is PFO PFO stands for patent foramen ovale. A PFO is a hole in the wall (septum) that divides the right and left... Read more »PFO and Migraine: What the UK MIST Trial Showed
......Technology) study. MIST was the British double-blind study designed to evaluate the effect of PFO (patent foramen ovale) closure on Migraine. (See: PFO and Migraine -: "Hole in the Heart and... Read more »Images
Related News
Heart defect may not need repair: study
July 15, 2009According to a new study, people who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale don't seem to benefit from having the condition repaired. Read summary »
Heart defect not behind migraines: study
October 22, 2008Researchers in Florida have completed a new study that appears to debunk the theory that patent foramen ovale (PFO) can cause migraines.... Read summary »
Fixing a hole in the heart may ease migraines: study
February 17, 2009Italian researchers have found that having a defect repaired in the heart may stop some migraine sufferers from having the headaches--and may even... Read summary »
Heart surgery may treat migraines
June 12, 2009A small hole in the heart that closes for most people after birth may be behind migraines with aura, some experts say. Up to a quarter of all adults... Read summary »
Patent for new GERD med approved in Europe
October 03, 2008Pharmaceutical manufacturer Orexo has announced that its patent for a new medication to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease has been approved in... Read summary »
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