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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Diagnosis Of Patent Foramen Ovale

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Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan MD

I found out about a year ago that I have patent foramen ovale . I am now 67. I went to the hospital because I had shortness of breath and a feeling of congestion in my jaw. They did quite a few tests ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

[I am a 42 year old female, previously healthy and 19 months postpartum. I had a cryptogenic stroke on feb 22, a pfo was found on tee, and I had a pfo closure via catheter with gore helex device on May 28. Two weeks later... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Sumanth Amperayani MD

My one year old son has been diagnosed with 1.6 mm patent foramen ovale . He has no other issues like vsd or pda. His pulmonary valve gradient is 24mm hg. The doctor says this should come down when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

[Could someone have a pfo and it not show up on a regular echo but show on a TEE? Could certain movements like bending or different positions cause it to open and cause symptoms? Would laying flat make it better or worse?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

[Am having blood pressure spikes along with rapid heart rate . Out of the blue! On unithroid, diazapam and baby aspirin . Have PFO, Comes out of nowhere. What can cause this] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

I HAVE JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE ON THE BASIS OF MILDLY DILATED LEFT ATRIUM WITH SLIGHTLY MOBILE SEPTAL MOVEMENTS NOTED, PLEASE COULD YOU EXPLAIN IN LAY MANS TERMS, WHY I HAVE ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr.   Tushar Kanti Biswas MD

[My 11 week old daughter has been diagnosed with PAC. She was on a holter monitor while in the hospital, just after birth, and again approximately 6 weeks later. The findings were that there had been no decrease in the PAC... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Prashant Mahajan MD

Hi Doctor, My friend baby has done an echo. Basically the report diagnosis was a normal echo and the patent foramen ovale close spontaneously. However, it also stated there is trivial TR. Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prashant Mahajan ( Pediatrician)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

[Hi, I was referred to a cardiologist due to chest pains and numbness in my left arm. I had an Echocardiogram and a Bubble Study Echocardiogram done which showed that I have PFO. The cardiologist now wants to do a stress... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

stenosis, no evidence of pericardial effusion, questionable patent foramen ovale what does this mean and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)