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This week Elizabeth Marvel sits down with a long time friend she's never met. She chats with Robin about the state of health care in this country and abroad, as well as Robin's own journey within the healthcare system, both personally and professionally. You're definitely going to learn something this week so join us, won't you?

Aggressive medical management, often performed by multidisciplinary teams, is usually best for secondary stroke prevention. When assessing the likelihood that a stroke is associated with Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) it is necessary to synthesize a variety of factors. In this episode Dr. Molly Szerlip, Dr. Steven R. Messe, and Dr. Megan Stevens discuss how collaboration between cardiovascular and neurovascular health care professionals can address the management of risk factors. HCA Healthcare is proud to be the national supporter of Getting to the Heart of Stroke™. CE, ACPE, and ABIM MOC credits available. Visit https://learn.heart.org/lms/activity?@activity.id=8037223 to register, complete and evaluation, and claim credit.

How are patent foramen ovale and migraine connected? A foramen ovale is a "hole" between the top two chambers of the heart. This hole closes shortly after birth, but in some individuals it stays open and is known as patent foramen ovale. Studies show that adults with this cardiovascular condition are more likely to have migraine. Tune in as Dr. Alexander Postalian dives into the latest research exploring how PFO closure procedures may or may not benefit a person living with both conditions.

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This episode covers:

• Cardiology This Week: A concise summary of recent studies
• Update on indications and methods for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure
• Incidence, outcome, acute and chronic treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
• Mythbusters: The earlobe crease

Host: Rick Grobbee
Guests: Carlos Aguiar, Lorenz Raeber and Jacqueline Saw

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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) does not aim to promote medicinal products nor devices.
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Declarations of interests

Stephan Achenbach, Rick Grobbee, Nicolle Kraenkel and Jacqueline Saw declared to have no potential conflict of interest to report.

Carlos Aguiar declared to have potential conflict of interest to report: personal fees for consultancy and/or speaker fees from Abbott, Alnylam, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Daiichi-Sankyo, Ferrer, Gilead, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Servier, Tecnimede.

Davide Capodanno declared to have potential conflict of interest to report: Sanofi, Daiichi Sankyo, Terumo, Medtronic, Chiesi.

Lorenz Raeber declared to have potential conflicts of interest to report: Consultation/speaker fees from Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Canon, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, Occlutech, Sanofi. Research grants to the institution by Abbott, Biotronik, Heartflow, Sanofi, Regeneron.

Emma Svennberg declared to have potential conflict of interest to report: Institutional research grants from Bayer, Bristol-Myers, Squibb-Pfizer, Boehringer- Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme.

In this podcast, expert clinicians will share procedural pearls for PFO closure and important considerations to optimize patient outcomes. 

In this podcast, expert clinicians will discuss the association between patent foramen ovale and stroke and review the current clinical data to support PFO closure.

In this podcast, expert clinicians will discuss strategies for classification and workup of cryptogenic stroke and PFO-associated stroke.