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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*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 ...