from BBC News Online
Experts have found a way to employ the body's natural healing power to
treat a common heart defect linked with stroke and migraine.
One in four people has a valve-like hole in the heart, known as a patent
foramen ovale (PFO). The defect can be closed surgically using a
graft, but
this can cause damage to surrounding tissue.
A team at London's Royal Brompton Hospital has used a "bioabsorbable"
patch
to solve the problem. The patch acts as a temporary plug until the body
replaces it with healthy normal tissue, usually within 30 days. PFO, an
opening in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart, usually
produces no symptoms, but in some people it significantly increases the
risk of stroke and migraine.
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