A New Syndrome of Patent Foramen Ovale Inducing Vasospastic Angina and Migraine

Deepak Ravi, MD; Rushi V. Parikh, MD; Jamil Aboulhosn, MD; Jonathan M. Tobis, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2023)

A New Syndrome of Patent Foramen Ovale Inducing Vasospastic Angina and Migraine

Deepak Ravi, MD,
Rushi V. Parikh, MD,
Jamil Aboulhosn, MD,
Jonathan M. Tobis, MD

Affiliations

Deepak Ravi, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr Deepak Ravi, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630 West, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.; Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rushi V. Parikh, MD: Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jamil Aboulhosn, MD: Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jonathan M. Tobis, MD: Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
p. 102132

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality and is usually considered a benign finding. This case series suggests a potential link between PFO and vasospastic angina. It also demonstrates PFO closure as a potential therapeutic intervention for individuals with PFO who suffer from refractory vasospastic angina. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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