Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure reduced the risk for recurrent ischemic stroke in most young and middle-aged adults with cryptogenic stroke but increased the risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a ...

Patients younger than 60 years with patent foramen ovale (PFO)-related stroke who have both an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) and a large shunt benefit stand to benefit more from PFO closure than those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supraventricular arrhythmias may be underestimated in patients who have received percutaneous patent foramen ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing ...