symptoms. If they are shunted to the systemic circulation through a patent foramen ovale they can travel to and lodge in the brain where they can cause stroke...

passes from the right atrium directly into the left atrium through the foramen ovale (an open conduit between the paired atria) or through the ductus arteriosus...

individuals were also found to be four times more likely to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) than those who were HAPE-resistant. There is currently no indication...

benefits, and it is implicated in immersion pulmonary oedema. patent foramen ovale – a hole between the atrial chambers of the heart in the fetus is normally...

and triggers the addition valve. Compare with active addition. patent foramen ovale A common form of congenital heart defect that enables blood flow between...

transesophageal echocardiography still necessary to exclude patent foramen ovale?". Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 42 (3): 222–225. doi:10.1080/14017430801932832...

training programs, and support networks for disabled divers. A patent foramen ovale (PFO), or atrial shunt can potentially cause a paradoxical gas embolism...

leakage from venous circulation to arterial circulation via patent foramen ovale or other shunt, or by gas entering the blood mechanically as a result...

the heart, diseases of the heart valves or the presence of a patent foramen ovale. Blood tests are routinely done as part of the workup including diabetes...

submucosa are being used to repair "atrial septal defects" (ASD), "patent foramen ovale" (PFO) and inguinal hernia. After one year, 95% of the collagen ECM...