Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with migraine who were treated with medical therapy and patent foramen ovale closure did not have a ...

Eyal Ben-Assa, MD, Division of Cardiology, Assuta Ashdod University Hospital and Ben Gurion University, Ashdod, Israel, coauthor of the commentary, concludes, "This study presents an innovative ...

The first-ever guidelines for interventional cardiologists using percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure recommend expanding the use of the procedure beyond the Food and Drug Administration-approved ...

Eyal Ben-Assa, MD, Division of Cardiology, Assuta Ashdod University Hospital and Ben Gurion University, Ashdod, Israel, co-author of the commentary, concludes, "This study presents an innovative ...

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 first US expert consensus document on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure for cryptogenic stroke stresses the primary role that neurologists should play and suggests institutional and operator ...

Novel membrane-based PFO Sealing system designed to address limitations of current stroke prevention devices NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recross Cardio Inc., a structural heart company ...

A meta-analysis of two randomized studies evaluating patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure as a treatment strategy for migraine has shown significant benefits in several key endpoints, prompting the ...

In scuba divers with large patent foramen ovale (PFO), transcatheter closure seems to prevent decompression sickness (DCS), a new study suggests. “According to our data, PFO closure is recommended in ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 36 and do not have any significant medical concerns, but due to a family member's heart health issues, it was recommended I have a cardiac evaluation. After undergoing an ...

The Medtronic Endurant stent graft system got FDA approval to remove a warning against use for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms from its label. A retrospective study confirms that women can get ...