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Sep 2026
Patent Foramen Ovale: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a highly prevalent cardiac abnormality, affecting approximately 25% of the population worldwide. Although a PFO may be discovered incidentally and remain asymptomatic throughout life, it can also be a conduit for paradoxical emboli or vasoactive substances and has been associated with neur...
Lin-Lin Meng, Xiao-Tong Zhang, Guang-Rui Sun et al.
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