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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
Doctors later confirmed that Terry had a patent foramen ovale (or PFO), which is a hole between the left and right atria (upper chambers) of the heart that didn’t close naturally after birth.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
The model recently reflected on the one-year anniversary of her hospitalization after experiencing stroke-like symptoms due to her patent foramen ovale (PFO) diagnosis.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
In a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a flap between the two upper chambers of the heart allows venous blood to mix with oxygenated blood.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
Those who don’t fuse end up with a PFO, or patent foramen ovale.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
Research does seem to show that a heart condition, patent foramen ovale or PFO, increases a person’s risk of having migraine with aura, says Dr. Parikh, but the reason why is unknown.
—Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
After birth, the foramen ovale usually closes on its own.
—Serena Coady, SELF, 28 Apr. 2022
The foramen ovale allows the transportation of blood from the veins to the right side of the fetus’s heart and then onto the left side.
—Serena Coady, SELF, 28 Apr. 2022
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New Latin, literally, oval opening
1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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foramen ovale
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