Patent foramen ovale risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2], Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [3], Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]

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There are no established risk factors for patent foramen ovale but the presence of congenital heart disease may be associated with an open foramen ovale.

Risk Factors

There are no established risk factors for patent foramen ovale but the presence of congenital heart disease may be associated with an open foramen ovale.

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