Cardiovascular Diseases: News and Research on Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular

MeSH tree: C14.240.400.560.540

Neuroscience

Simple congenital heart diseases tied to higher epilepsy risk

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the February issue of CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics.

Cardiology

Q and A: Hole in heart treatment options

I recently was hospitalized for something unrelated, but during my treatment, I was given a transesophageal echocardiogram that recorded a hole in my heart. The care team at the hospital where I was being treated said there ...