There’s a good chance you may be walking around with a hole in your heart. “It’s as common as having blue eyes or being left-handed,” said Dr. Phillip Horwitz, a cardiologist and the executive ...

Sept. 3, 2003 (Vienna) -- In some migraineurs, headaches appear to be linked to patent foramen ovale (PFO), and in those patients PFO repair can significantly reduce the risk for recurrent migraine ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the February issue of CNS ...

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 ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure reduced the risk for recurrent ischemic stroke in most young and middle-aged adults with cryptogenic stroke but increased the risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a ...

St. Luke's Health-Memorial Hospital Lufkin recently announced a significant advancement in cardiovascular care, becoming the first and only hospital in Deep East Texas to successfully perform a ...

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 ...

Patients with simple coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent CHD surgery had a lower risk for epilepsy than those who did not undergo surgery. HealthDay News — Among simple congenital heart ...