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* Incidence | * Incidence varies with age, with [[Patent foramen ovale]] ([[PFO]]) occuring with higher incidence in patients up to 30 years of age (34.3%) while incidence decreased in patients between 40 to 80 years of age (25.4%) and was least in patients in their 90s (20.2%). | ||
* The size increases with increasing age, from a mean of approximately 3mm in the first decade to approximately 6 mm in the 10th decade of life. | |||
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* The size of foramen ovale might range from 1 to 19 mm | * The size of [[patent foramen ovale]] might range from 1 to 19 mm. However, in most cases it has been found to vary from 1 to 10 mm in diameter. The size has been found to increase with age | ||
==Sex== | ==Sex== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]
Overview
Approximately 1 in every three normal adults have a patent foramen ovale.
Epidemiology and Demographics
The incidence of Patent foramen ovale has been found to be approximately 30% in different studies.
Age
- Incidence varies with age, with Patent foramen ovale (PFO) occuring with higher incidence in patients up to 30 years of age (34.3%) while incidence decreased in patients between 40 to 80 years of age (25.4%) and was least in patients in their 90s (20.2%).
- The size increases with increasing age, from a mean of approximately 3mm in the first decade to approximately 6 mm in the 10th decade of life.
Size
- The size of patent foramen ovale might range from 1 to 19 mm. However, in most cases it has been found to vary from 1 to 10 mm in diameter. The size has been found to increase with age
Sex
- No significant difference in size and incidence based on sex was seen.