一项新的研究再次阐述了卵圆孔未闭 (PFO) 和偏头痛的关系 - 这次，研究人员重点关注的是患有 PFO 和房间隔动脉瘤 (ASA) 的患者。根据 Roel J.R.Snijder MD （荷兰 Nieuwegein 圣安东尼奥医院）和同事表示，他们最近发表在《美国心脏协会杂志上》的研究结果显示他们的 ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an interatrial communication at the level of oval fossa caused by the incomplete or missed fusion of the septum primum and septum secundum after birth. PFO has a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marco R. Di Tullio; Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C. However, the risk of first-ever stroke in asymptomatic subjects with PFO in the general population has not been clearly established. This ...