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Both traditional and less conventional risk factors contribute strongly to the risk of cryptogenic ischemic stroke in adults younger than 50 years, but their relative importance varies by the presence ...

The foramen ovale is a hole in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart at the level of the atria. The hole is present in the heart of a developing fetus, but normally closes up soon ...

There’s a good chance you may be walking around with a hole in your heart. “It’s as common as having blue eyes or being left-handed,” said Dr. Phillip Horwitz, a cardiologist and the executive ...