A new device designed to close a common heart defect known as a patent foramen ... who received the FlatStent EF™ PFO Closure System had complete PFO closure immediately following implantation.

As initially reported at the American Heart Association in 2010, Anthony Furlan and the CLOSURE I investigators randomized 909 patients with crytpogenic stroke to either medical therapy or PFO ...

During a PFO closure, your surgeon will perform the following steps: Insert a needle in your groin (through a vein) or your neck (which is less common). Thread a catheter through the blood vessel into ...

MIAMI, FL – A clinical trial indicates that using an investigational medical device to close a PFO, or “hole in the heart,” may be superior to ... trial has demonstrated superiority of PFO closure ...

A new study in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of ... conventional treatment of implementing a percutaneous metal device for PFO closure, which is associated with adverse events such as ...

"I remember the heart monitor that I was hooked ... to have the PFO closed with a small implanted device. There are a few similar PFO closure devices on the market that come in different sizes ...

Babies never show symptoms of this condition, but PFO is sometimes ... is to insert a closure device using a thin, flexible tube that goes through your groin to your heart. Your doctor moves ...