A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a hole in the heart that doesn’t close as expected after birth. Before a baby is born, they have a hole between the left and right sides of their heart. This hole, ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) represents a persistent interatrial channel that results from the failure of complete anatomical fusion between the septum primum and septum secundum after birth. Its ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) today released official guidelines for the management of patent foramen ovale (PFO). A multidisciplinary guideline panel formulated 13 ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common structural heart disease with an incidence rate of approximately 25% in the adult population 1. Currently, PFO closure is commonly used for the secondary ...

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 ...

A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people, ...