This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns. Background information on Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine Headaches  -  Mar 13, 2008 About - News & Issues,For years, cardiologists have postulated a cause-and-effect relationship between migraine headaches and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Percutaneous closure of foramen ovale prevents paradoxical ...  -  Mar 12, 2008 Medicexchange,...by Scott Baltic Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), guided only by fluoroscopy, is a safe and effective approach in patients who have NMT Medical Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2007 Results  -  Mar 5, 2008 Business Wire (press release),...“Our two main areas of focus for 2008 are executing our BioSTAR® rollout plan and completing enrollment in our pivotal patent foramen ovale (PFO)/stroke and ORLive and TCTMD Collaboration Enhances Educational Opportunities ...  -  Mar 17, 2008 Market Wire (press release)Programs that are now immediately available include these topics: Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Patent Foramen Ovale closure, MIST published: Editorial highlights discrepancies, implications ...  -  Mar 11, 2008 TheHeart.Org,...results from the Migraine Intervention with Starflex Technology (MIST) trial suggested that patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not cure headache but NMT Medical to Present at Cowen and Company's 28th Annual Health ...  -  Mar 3, 2008 Business Wire (press release),...through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches. NMT Medical to shut down patent foramen ovale/migraine MIST II trial  -  Jan 23, 2008 CNNMoney.com23, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- NMT Medical (NASDAQ:NMTI) Inc. Wednesday said it is closing down its patent foramen ovale Trends in the Use of Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale ...  -  Feb 5, 2008 Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),To the Editor: Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale/atrial septal defect (PFO/ASD) is perceived as having minimal risk and has been proposed for a Does foramen closure improve migraine?  -  Feb 12, 2008 Pulse,Q. Should we be investigating patients with migraine to see if they have a patent foramen ovale? Are there any particular clinical features of the migraine Body tells Legh to downsize  -  Feb 7, 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun,Legh was diagnosed in 2005 with patent foramen ovale, an opening between the two upper chambers of the heart that has failed to close. AGA Medical Corporation Responds to Occlutech Statement on the ...  -  Feb 8, 2008 FOXBusiness...that have revolutionized the treatment of the most common congenital "holes in the heart" such as atrial septal and patent foramen ovale defects. Occlutech Wins Confirmation of its Intellectual Property Position ...  -  Feb 6, 2008 PR Newswire (press release),...including structural heart defects and abnormalities such as Atrial Septal Defects, (ASD), and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) - an undesired channel between mNEMOSCIENCE GmbH Announces Global Licensing Agreement With Aporo ...  -  Jan 30, 2008 ITNews,Aporo Biomedical will use mNEMOSCIENCE's BIO-SMP(TM) in both patent foramen ovale (PFO) and femoral artery closure devices. "We are delighted to partner NMT Medical Cancils Clinical Trial  -  Jan 23, 2008 Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,January 23 2008 - It is being reported that NMT Medical will be shutting down a clinical trial of its patent foramen ovale migraine MIST II over fears that NMT Medical to terminate MIST II trial  -  Jan 23, 2008 SmallCapInvestorNMT Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMTI) said today that it is closing down its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine trial, MIST II, to focus its resources on its Market Report -- In Play (NMTI)  -  Jan 23, 2008 MSN MoneyCo announced that it is closing down its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine trial, MIST II, to focus its resources on its PFO/stroke opportunity. NMT Medical Says It Shuts Down PFO/Migraine Trial And Increases ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 Trading Markets (press release),...(RTTNews) - NMT Medical, Inc. (NMTI | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) on Wednesday said it is closing down its patent foramen ovale/migraine trial, NMT Medical Announces Significant Changes to Its Clinical Trial ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 Business Wire (press release),BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMT Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTI) today announced that the Company is closing down its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine trial, Cardica Announces Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results and ...  -  Jan 24, 2008 CNNMoney.com...and -- Received $2 million from Cook Medical for multiple milestones under the Cook Vascular Closure Device and patent foramen ovale (PFO) license, PFO/ASD-closure procedures increased more than 50-fold between ...  -  Feb 7, 2008 TheHeart.Org,Chicago, IL - Doctors and regulators concerned about the spike in off-label patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures now have some numbers to fall back Bruschi's Recovery Inspiring To All  -  Feb 1, 2008 The Ledger,The medical term for what caused the stroke is patent foramen ovale. Essentially, it's a hole in the heart, and he had to have surgery to repair it. Fuel Tech Presents Joint Case Study On Benefits Of TIFI Program [FTEK]  -  Jan 30, 2008 RTT News,On January 23, the company said that it is closing down its patent foramen ovale, or PFO/migraine trial, MIST II, to focus its resources on its PFO/Stroke Aporo Biomedical Announces Global  -  Jan 30, 2008 Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Initially, Aporo will use these materials to treat Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), a type of structural heart disease that involves closing an open tunnel NMT Medical Announces Separation of  -  Jan 30, 2008 Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, migraine headaches and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Tedy Bruschi: After Tragedy, a Chance to Make History  -  Jan 29, 2008 Bleacher Report,A condition that had been with him (unknown to anyone) since his birth, the hole (or Patent Foramen Ovale, or PFO) had opened between two ventricles, NMT announces termination of its MIST II trial of PFO closure for ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 TheHeart.Org,Boston, MA - NMT Medical announced today that it is halting MIST II, its US-based trial evaluating the use of its patent foramen ovale (PFO)-closure device NMT Medical Halts PFO/migraine Trial To Concentrate On PFO/stroke ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 Trading Markets (press release),...medical technology company NMT Medical Inc. (NMTI | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) revealed that it is closing down its patent foramen ovale, TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 15 ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 Hemscott,NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - NMT Medical Inc. Wednesday said it is closing down its patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine MIST II trial to focus resources NMT Medical Says It Shuts Down PFO/Migraine Trial And Increases ...  -  Jan 23, 2008 RTT News,1/23/2008 9:22:54 AM NMT Medical, Inc. (NMTI) on Wednesday said it is closing down its patent foramen ovale/migraine trial, MIST II, to focus its resources Migraine With Aura May Be Linked With Patent Foramen Ovale  -  Dec 2, 2007 cybermed.it,The results of a study published in the October issue of Headache suggest a possible association between migraine with aura and patent foramen ovale. Drug promises end to migraine misery  -  Dec 25, 2007 Independent,...hole in the heart – a condition known as " patent foramen ovale", in which a valve separating the two sides of the heart is not fully closed. Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Patients  -  Nov 28, 2007 New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Background Studies to date have shown an association between the presence of patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke in patients younger than 55 years Hole in heart is focus of FS study seeking chemical-free relief  -  Dec 23, 2007 Pine Bluff Commercial,A particular target is a condition present in a significant share of the population _ a hole in the heart called the Patent Foramen Ovale. Migraines may not start in your head  -  Dec 26, 2007 Orange County Register,Doctors determined that Shabarekh did, indeed, have a patent foramen ovale, or a PFO, an opening between the two upper chambers of the heart that occurs in Heart Defect May Be Linked To Migraines  -  Nov 29, 2007 KFOXtv.com,Frustrated, Cable turned to Mayo Clinic where doctors told him that his migraines might be caused by a tiny hole in his heart, called a Patent Foramen Ovale NMT Medical to Present at The Tenth Annual Needham Growth Stock ...  -  Dec 21, 2007 FOX News...through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, migraine headaches and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Other News Video  -  Dec 14, 2007 WSOCtv.com,A hole that doesn't properly fuse is called a patent foramen ovale, or PFO. A PFO acts like an extra valve in the heart. In most normal circumstances, Early and midterm results in anatomic repair of Ebstein anomaly  -  Dec 11, 2007 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAssociated procedures included atrial septal defect repair in 18 patients, closure of a patent foramen ovale in 13, ventricular septal defect repair in 3, Coherex Medical Hires Top Medical Industry Veteran to Fill Global ...  -  Dec 5, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...practices in a design expected to naturally seal a Patent Foramen Ovale tunnel, a heart defect that occurs in approximately 25 percent of all adults. Donor Recipient and Donor’s Family Share Unique Story  -  Dec 13, 2007 Hurricane Valley Journal,Tests also showed he had a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale or hole in the heart) which needed to be repaired before a transplant could be done. Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease  -  Dec 11, 2007 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryOnly one third of patients had an atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale. Nevertheless, you have applied your technique successfully and have obtained Basal Ganglia Calcification and Pulmonary Embolism in Catatonia  -  Dec 10, 2007 Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Transthoracic Echocardiogram captured a clot in transit through the patent foramen ovale. Laboratory testing was otherwise unremarkable, including serum Ignored stroke signs a campaign misstep  -  Dec 10, 2007 Albany Times Union,Bernardini, who did not treat Koetzle, said 10 to 15 percent of the population have something called PFO, patent foramen ovale. PFO happens when the hole Battlefield brain injury: the lessons from Iraq  -  Dec 7, 2007 Medicexchange,...(Figure 2) Embolic infarction secondary to a patent foramen ovale combined with the increased incidence of pulmonary emboli. Risk factors in our troops for scientists discover migraine headaches are linked to hole in heart  -  Nov 12, 2007 Daily Vidette,..."[patent foramen ovale's] can be closed by passing a catheter through an artery in the groin through the aorta into the heart," richard lipton, professor of could closing a hole in the heart lead to migraine headache relief?  -  Nov 23, 2007 Science Daily (press release)...a patent foramen ovale (pfo), and migraine. some patients – particularly those suffering from migraine with aura- have had reductions in the frequency nmt medical wins favorable ruling in patent infringement lawsuit ...  -  Nov 9, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...had been violated in the cardia case. we believe we have more patents than any other company in the patent foramen ovale (pfo) closure space. currently, heart features could point to stroke risk  -  Nov 5, 2007 Pittsburgh Post Gazette,...by joe fahy, pittsburgh post-gazette anatomic features within the heart could help predict increased stroke risk among patients with patent foramen ovale, reported to the american heart association scientific sessions ...  -  Nov 5, 2007 Earthtimes,...in the inner wall of the heart's atrial septum appears to be a strong predictor of elevated stroke risk among patients with patent foramen ovale (pfo), straight to the heart  -  Nov 13, 2007 EMS Magazine,...(a patent foramen ovale was found in israeli prime minister ariel sharon's heart and blamed for his embolic stroke. it was closed by catheterization. mayo study: headaches, heart problems may be linked  -  Nov 2, 2007 KNBC.com,...experiences on a regular basis might be surprisingly caused by a hole in his heart -- a condition called pfo patent foramen ovale (pfo). the condition nmt medical gets favorable ruling in patent suit against cardia ...  -  Nov 9, 2007 RTT News,...the maker of cardioseal and starflex. nmt medical, which has a number of patents in the patent foramen ovale closure space, said that it has 66 issued nmt medical announces third-quarter 2007 financial results  -  Nov 8, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...we are providing additional resources to accelerate our pivotal patent foramen ovale (pfo)/stroke and transient ischemic attack (tia) clinical trial in ailing journalist seeks aid for ailing son  -  Nov 11, 2007 New Straits Times,...large patent ductus arteriousus and patent foramen ovale - that needs to be corrected urgently at a cost of rm40,000. zul azfar who has difficulty mom starts heart defect support group  -  Nov 20, 2007 NorthJersey.com,...fortunately, both children, justin, now 2, and gabriella, now 9 months, have fully developed hearts with the exception of having patent foramen ovale, sternat overcomes stroke to score in field hockey  -  Nov 9, 2007 Allentown Morning Call,...we had follow-up visits with the neurologist and the hematologist, who said she might have that possible pfo [patent foramen ovale], an opening in the undiagnosed heart defect can cause migraines  -  Nov 5, 2007 KSPR,...frustrated, damon turned to mayo clinic where doctors told him that his migraines might be caused by a tiny hole in his heart, called a patent foramen ovale NMT Medical Appoints James J. Mahoney, Jr., to Board of Directors  -  19 Oct 2007 Business Wire (press release),...through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as migraine headaches, embolic stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). New Migraine Study  -  Oct 14, 2007 WXYZ,Dr. Concha explained, "This is a study where we are interested in evaluating if by closing a defect in the heart that we refer to as Patent Foramen Ovale or Medtech Insight 2007 In3 EAST Conference  -  Oct 1, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...a new medical technology designed to help close a heart defect – a Patent Foramen Ovale – that occurs in approximately 25 percent of the population. ã€?页é?¢è°ƒè‰²ç‰ˆ  -  Oct 17, 2007 金èž?ç•Œ,...including structural heart defects and abnormalities, such as Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), or Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), in a minimally invasive, Coherex Medical Successfully  -  Oct 3, 2007 Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),However, if this opening fails to close naturally after birth the opening is said to remain patent and the condition is called a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Coherex Medical to Begin its COHEREX-EU Study to Pursue CE Mark ...  -  Oct 2, 2007 Business Wire (press release),...“Coherex has developed a unique approach to treating the common heart defect we know as PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale),â€? Prof. Sievert said. Uhart returns to the court  -  Oct 1, 2007 University Daily Kansan,Uhart suffered from a patent foramen ovale. It’sa hole in the heart’s septum, which is the membrane dividing the upper chambers of the heart, NMT Medical Commences Patient Randomization in MIST II PFO ...  -  Oct 11, 2007 Trading Markets (press release),...today announced that the first patients have been randomized in its pivotal patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine trial in the United States, MIST II. Migraines may not start in your head  -  Oct 13, 2007 Houston Chronicle,Doctors determined that Shabarekh did, indeed, have a patent foramen ovale, or a PFO, an opening between the two upper chambers of the heart that occurs in Closing A Heart Hole May Lead To Migraine Headache Relief  -  Oct 8, 2007 eMaxHealth.com,Earlier studies have indicated that there may be a link between a particular congenital heart anomaly, a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and migraine. Utah company's new stent may help repair heart defects  -  Oct 2, 2007 Deseret News,But first, the company plans to complete a global randomized trial to see its impact on closing the heart defect, called Patent Foramen Ovale, or PFO. Fresh From the OR, a Heart Surgeon Chats With Users  -  Oct 3, 2007 U.S. News & World Report,In addition to patients with leaky valves, robotic surgery can also be used to repair holes in the heart (atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale). Search By Symbol  -  Oct 11, 2007 RTT News,10/11/2007 4:48:23 PM NMT Medical Inc. (NMTI) said that the first patients have been randomized in its pivotal patent foramen ovale (PFO)/migraine trial in KU left seeing red  -  Sep 27, 2007 Lawrence Journal World,Uhart underwent surgery to correct her heart defect — a patent foramen ovale — Sept. 12 and was released the next day. “I am excited about putting this all Sutura Reports First Patient to Receive Superstitch EL Showing No ...  -  Sep 26, 2007 Market Wire (press release)...announced today that the first patient to receive a SuperStitch EL to close a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is showing no left-to-right shunt. First in-human percutaneous closure of PFO without implant  -  Sep 26, 2007 TheHeart.Org,Frankfurt, Germany - A new study shows that transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) using radiofrequency energy rather than implanting a device Search the web for more resources on   Web health.mongabay.com Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines mongabay.com Disclaimer: Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded. The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site. 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