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Heart Device: Novel Patent Foramen Ovale Closure System Safe And Effective, Study Suggests

A new device designed to close a common heart defect known as a patent foramen ovale is safe and effective at 90-days follow up, according to a new study. A new device designed to close a common heart ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Study Suggests Certain Types of Patent Foramen Ovale May Be Associated With Migraine

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be associated with migraine, especially migraine with aura (MA), when the PFO is permanent right-left shunt (RLS), large RLS, and large-size PFO, a recent study found.
Medscape

Patent Foramen Ovale and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in a Multiethnic Population

Marco R. Di Tullio; Peter C. Block, M.D., F.A.C.C. However, the risk of first-ever stroke in asymptomatic subjects with PFO in the general population has not been clearly established. This information ...
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Occlutech granted important conditional FDA approval for PFO Study (OCCLUFLEX) in the U.S.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Occlutech Holding AG ("Occlutech"), one of the world´s leading providers of minimally invasive structural heart disease devices, announces the ...