Initial data looking at safety and efficacy of an interatrial septal occluder with a bioresorbable frame show promise for closing atrial septal defects (ASDs), but the study authors suggest a redesign ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced that the FDA has approved its patent foramen ovale occlusion system for patients with a PFO and ...

It has been well established that device closure has, on average, prevented stroke recurrence in people who’ve had patent foramen ovale–associated stroke, but a meta-analysis has drilled down into ...

- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure Devices Market size is expected to rise by 2026 owing to increasing prevalence, escalating preferences for minimally-invasive, safety, technically feasible ...

Global PFO Closure Device Market Size was estimated at USD 121.53 million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 208.00 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.98% during the forecast period. “PFO ...

Because the benefits of patent foramen ovale closure were once in question, physicians remain hesitant about its use in clinical practice. Recent data, however, have confirmed the safety and efficacy ...

PARIS – Holistick Medical SAS reported a $5 million round for development of the first generation of a light-activated implant for a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Truffle Capital provided the startup ...

The population of patients undergoing patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in the US doesn’t match those of the clinical trials that formed the basis of the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of ...

A meta-analysis of two randomized studies evaluating patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure as a treatment strategy for migraine has shown significant benefits in several key endpoints, prompting the ...

Data indicate that there could be a link between cryptogenic thromboembolic events and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Although controversial, increasing numbers of patients are undergoing transcatheter ...

CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - NMT Medical Inc's catheter system that seals a hole in the heart worked no better than drugs to prevent stroke in a study, suggesting physicians perform too many closure ...