Canadian Medical Association Journal

Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome in an 86-year-old woman with a patent foramen ovale

Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome is diagnosed when a patient endorses positional dyspnea and there is evidence of arterial ...
Healio

Scuba divers with patent foramen ovale at higher risk for decompression illness

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...
TCTMD

PFO, Risk Factors Both Exert Influence in Younger Cryptogenic Stroke Patients

Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...
Medscape

High-Grade PFO in SCUBA Divers Raises Risk for Decompression Illness

Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...