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 ...

We postulated that cryoablation can also fuse PFO by injuring the primary and secondary septum." Although AF and PFO are both risk factors for stroke/TIA, it is difficult to determine whether PFO is ...

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Minnesota-based St. Jude Medical’s Amplatzer PFO Occluder, which is intended to reduce the risk of a stroke for some patients who ...