Patent foramen ovale overview
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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
A patent foramen ovale is a communication between the right and left atrium. Despite the communication between the two atrium, it is not considered an atrial septal defect as the septal tissue is not missing.
Epidemiology and Demographics
The incidence of Patent foramen ovale has been found to be approximately 30% in different studies.[1]. The incidence decreases with increasing age, but the size increases with age. There is no difference in the incidence associated with gender.
References
- ↑ Meissner I, Whisnant JP, Khandheria BK, Spittell PC, O'Fallon WM, Pascoe RD; et al. (1999). "Prevalence of potential risk factors for stroke assessed by transesophageal echocardiography and carotid ultrasonography: the SPARC study. Stroke Prevention: Assessment of Risk in a Community". Mayo Clin Proc. 74 (9): 862–9. PMID 10488786.