Patients diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) who are undergoing noncardiac surgery are at a greater risk of perioperative ischemic stroke within 30 days than patients without known PFOs, ...

BOSTON — The risk for ischemic stroke during or within 30 days of noncardiac surgery is more than doubled in patients previously diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO), suggests an observational ...

patent foramen ovale_cropped Patients diagnosed with PFO prior to noncardiac surgery have an elevated ischemic stroke risk. Patients preoperatively diagnosed with patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at ...

Stroke Image There were 850 ischemic strokes (0.6%) within 30 days of surgery: 3.2 and 0.5% among patients with and without PFO, respectively. HealthDay News — For adults undergoing non-cardiac ...

Though its often harmless, the condition called PFO can be life-threatening. Learn about patent foramen ovale.

Dear Dr. Roach: Articles on strokes or TIAs rarely mention that they can be caused by a congenital heart defect. I had a family member with a patent foramen ovale, found at age 54, after he’d had ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • Articles on strokes or TIAs rarely mention that they can be caused by a congenital heart defect. I had a family ...