It's true that the older you get, the higher your risk of stroke increases. But strokes can occur at any age, even if you're "young" (that is, someone younger than 60). Often, strokes in the young are ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

Adults younger than 50 years of age had more than double the risk of having a stroke from migraine or other nontraditional stroke risk factors rather than traditional risks such as high blood pressure ...

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 ...

ATLANTA (May 19, 2022) – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) today released official guidelines for the management of patent foramen ovale (PFO). A multidisciplinary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced that the FDA has approved its patent foramen ovale occlusion system for patients with a PFO and ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- Successfully identified PFOs in 30 patients across the Netherlands and UK -- FOQUS scans the whole brain for emboli ...