BOSTON — The risk for ischemic stroke during or within 30 days of noncardiac surgery is more than doubled in patients previously diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO), suggests an observational ...

Patients diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) who are undergoing noncardiac surgery are at a greater risk of perioperative ischemic stroke within 30 days than patients without known PFOs, ...

patent foramen ovale_cropped Patients diagnosed with PFO prior to noncardiac surgery have an elevated ischemic stroke risk. Patients preoperatively diagnosed with patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at ...

Stroke Image There were 850 ischemic strokes (0.6%) within 30 days of surgery: 3.2 and 0.5% among patients with and without PFO, respectively. HealthDay News — For adults undergoing non-cardiac ...

BOSTON - New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that a common anatomic anomaly - a hole between the upper chambers of the heart that fails to close after ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 -- People born with a hole in their heart face an increased risk for stroke after surgery, a new study finds. This common type of birth defect -- known as patent foramen ovale, ...

Hailey Bieber is opening up about her recent "mini stroke" on March 10 and her heart surgery, which was done as a preventative measure to avoid further health issues. And there's a lot to unpack. For ...

A 46-year-old female with no previously documented illnesses presented with 15 months of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flushing after alcohol consumption. Abdominal CT showed multiple hepatic masses, ...

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 ...