At present, the European Percutaneous Closure of PFO In Migraine with Aura (PRIMA ... The feasibility of blinding the patient is questionable if echocardiography is part of the follow-up exams.

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an interatrial communication at the level of oval fossa caused by the incomplete or missed fusion of the septum primum and septum secundum after birth. PFO has a ...

[31] Out of 1101 stroke-free individuals from Northern Manhattan undergoing transthoracic echocardiography, 15% of patients had a PFO and 16% of patients declared to have migraine. The mean age of ...