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You can choose from a myriad of metaphors-- closing the book, sealing the deal, fixing a hole-- but the story is simple: the publication of CLOSURE 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine is the ...

The PFO closure device stays in your heart long-term. Eventually, your own heart tissue grows around the device. The PFO closure procedure is extremely successful, with success rates of up to 99%.

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 medical management alone in the prevention of a repeated ...

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) undergoing ...

New research shows that cryoablation is a safe and effective approach to close congenital patent foramen ovale (PFO, a small ...

Dan Kenny, 40, felt dizzy and tired at the end of his day. Doctors determined he was having a stroke — and found he had a PFO, an undiagnosed hole in his heart.

How Is Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Diagnosed? The most common way to diagnose a patent foramen ovale is with an echocardiogram — a type of ultrasound for your heart. This allows your doctor to ...

Left atrial appendage (LAA) percutaneous closure surgery lowers your stroke risk by lowering the risk of blood clots forming in part of your heart. Surgery is just one treatment for AFib, along ...