Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...

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 ...

ATLANTA -- Scenarios for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure not covered by the pivotal trials were a key subject of guidelines released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions ...

Current age-based restrictions on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure should be reconsidered in light of observational data suggesting that carefully selected older patients fare as well as those who ...

BASEL, Switzerland—In a study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries older than 60 who had had an ischemic stroke, percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure was associated with improved ...