Left atrial dysfunction in patients with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: an alternative concurrent mechanism for arterial embolism? JACC Cardiovasc. Interv. 2 , 655–662 (2009).

The coexistence of PFO with an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA), which also has been associated with increased risk of stroke, did not increase the stroke risk either in this population (adjusted HR ...

A patent foramen ovale ... in the atrial wall. A PFO is present in everyone before birth but seals shut in most people. If the flap does not seal, an individual can open, and blood can flow in either ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.

In the present case a subvalvular annular aneurysm of the left ventricle was discovered in a five-year-old white boy fifteen months after severe precordial trauma. The aneurysm was repaired with ...

Current age-based restrictions on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure should be reconsidered ... “Regulatory bodies do need to take a look at the role that anatomic issues like atrial septal aneurysm ...

But his life was nearly cut short 50 years too early by two brain aneurysms. In an interview with PEOPLE published March 17, 1974, Jones recalled collapsing in the home he shared with Peggy Lipton ...

A 43-year-old man who developed numbness and impaired fine motor skills in his left arm lasting approximately 10 min while chanting during a football match, attended our emergency room. The patient, ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes ... may be experiencing a tear or dissection of the aorta. Left untreated this can lead to rupture and is considered an emergent ...

The hole in the heart, or patent foramen ovale (PFO), is a small flap-like ... a burst blood vessel in the brain or ruptured ...

Sposato explained that most patients undergo a transthoracic echo during hospitalization to look at the heart, but, while this is good at identifying a patent foramen ovale, it has a low ...

He briefly left the field and went back to the locker ... during the Chargers' Week 6 game against the Broncos. "It's called atrial flutter," Harbaugh said after the game. "I got into an episode ...