A patent foramen ovale is an opening that some adults have between the top two chambers of their hearts. Everyone has this opening early in life, but it often seals during infancy. In some people, ...

It's true that the older you get, the higher your risk of stroke increases. But strokes can occur at any age, even if you're "young" (that is, someone younger than 60). Often, strokes in the young are ...

In the womb, fetuses have an opening in the upper chambers of the heart known as a foramen ovale. While the opening is supposed to close naturally after birth, for many it never does. That's when it's ...