A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

These "cryptogenic" strokes may in some instances be due to an embolus traveling through a right-to-left shunt in the heart. A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is present in nearly one-quarter of ...

Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm ... a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke ...