patent foramen ovale

PFO Cardiology An opening between the left and right atria which allows blood to bypass the lungs in utero; the FO normally closes shortly after birth, but remains open in up to 20%; a PFO is, in absence of other cardiac defects, is of no consequence

pa·tent for·a·men ova·le

(pa'tĕnt fōr-ā'mĕn ō-vā'lē) Valvular incompetence of the patent foramen ovale of the heart; a condition contrasting with probe patency of the foramen ovale in that the valve of the foramen ovale has abnormal perforations in it, or is of insufficient size to afford adequate valvular action at the foramen ovale prenatally, or effect a complete closure postnatally.

patent foramen ovale

Persistence of the normal fetal opening in the internal wall of the heart (the FORAMEN OVALE) after birth.

单词	patent foramen ovale
释义	DictionarySeeatrial septal defect patent foramen ovale patent foramen ovale [′pat·ənt fə′rā·mən ′ōv·yül] (medicine) Persistence, usually functional, of the fetal foramen ovale after birth. patent foramen ovale patent foramen ovale PFO Cardiology An opening between the left and right atria which allows blood to bypass the lungs in utero; the FO normally closes shortly after birth, but remains open in up to 20%; a PFO is, in absence of other cardiac defects, is of no consequence pa·tent for·a·men ova·le (pa'tĕnt fōr-ā'mĕn ō-vā'lē) Valvular incompetence of the patent foramen ovale of the heart; a condition contrasting with probe patency of the foramen ovale in that the valve of the foramen ovale has abnormal perforations in it, or is of insufficient size to afford adequate valvular action at the foramen ovale prenatally, or effect a complete closure postnatally. patent foramen ovale Persistence of the normal fetal opening in the internal wall of the heart (the FORAMEN OVALE) after birth. FinancialSeepatentAcronymsSeePFO
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