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 ...

The prevalence of patent foramen ovale among patients with cryptogenic stroke is higher than that in the general population. Closure with a percutaneous device is often recommended in such patients, ...

Successfully identified PFOs in 30 patients across the Netherlands and UK FOQUS scans the whole brain for emboli in 40 seconds and can be performed in physician offices or diagnostic centers Using ...

In the womb, fetuses have an opening in the upper chambers of the heart known as a foramen ovale. While the opening is supposed to close naturally after birth, for many it never does. That's when it's ...