Babies never show symptoms of this condition, but PFO is sometimes found alongside other heart conditions. They may have other complications when PFO is combined with these conditions.

A patent foramen ovale or PFO is a defect in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. This defect is actually an incomplete closure of the atrial wall that results in a flap or valve-like ...

“For most people this is a normal variant in the heart.” The condition is patent foramen ovale, or PFO: a hole between the left and right atria (upper chambers) of the heart. Dr. Richard ...

The 37-year-old puck-mover is set to battle back once again after his latest medical procedure The Penguins announced that Letang underwent successful PFO heart surgery. According to the team's ...

After a concerned colleague told her to talk to her doctor about it, Smith eventually learned she had a congenital heart condition, a patent foramen ovale (PFO) — a hole between the upper ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small hole in the heart) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF ...

His expected recovery time is four to six weeks. The procedure involved closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO), or "small hole in the heart," according to the Penguins. The surgery was performed at ...

Mason Burnette received a heart transplant nearly five and a half years ago. Thursday, he is looking forward to starting t-ball practice next week. “He's healthier than ever, which is amazing ...