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Patent Foramen Ovale Symptoms In Arizona
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In general, patent foramen ovale doesn't cause symptoms or health complications, but it can increase your risk for developing the following: Migraine headaches. Blood clots. Low oxygen levels (Platypnea orthodeoxia)
If a PFO exists, a little blood can flow between the atria through the flaps. This flow is not normal. The condition is most important because it raises the risk for stroke. Blood clots can travel from the right atrium to the left atrium and out to blood vessels of the body.
Having a PFO as an adult or older child is not normal. But it occurs in many people. It may be slightly more common in younger adults compared with older adults.
Possible Complications Some people may have a condition shortness of breath and low arterial blood oxygen levels when sitting or standing. This is called platypnea-orthodeoxia. This is rare. Rarely, people with PFOs may have a higher rate of a certain type of stroke (called paradoxical thromboembolic stroke).
Migraine and fatigue are additional signs of PFO. Dr. Amorn Jongstapongpan, Cardiologist at Phyathai 2 Hospital, gave an explanation about the symptoms of PFO that most patients arrive with recurrent ischemic stroke, and some cases come in with migraine symptoms.
If a PFO exists, a little blood can flow between the atria through the flaps. This flow is not normal. The condition is most important because it raises the risk for stroke. Blood clots can travel from the right atrium to the left atrium and out to blood vessels of the body.
Unless there are other defects, there are no complications from a PFO in most cases. Some people may have a condition shortness of breath and low arterial blood oxygen levels when sitting or standing. This is called platypnea-orthodeoxia. This is rare.
Rarely, a patent foramen ovale can cause a significant amount of blood to go around the lungs. This lowers blood oxygen levels, a condition called hypoxemia. Stroke. Sometimes small blood clots in veins may travel to the heart.
A PFO may increase the risk of strokes because tiny blood clots elsewhere in the body can break loose and go to the heart via the blood. These tiny clots are usually filtered out of the blood by the lungs. In a person with a PFO, the clot can slip from the right atrium to the left atrium.
The gold standard for diagnosing PFO is contrast enhanced transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) (fig 1).