| 1. | This flap of tissue is called the valve of the foramen ovale.
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| 2. | These emboligenic disorders include atrial fibrillation, patent foramen ovale, endocarditis or cholesterol embolism.
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| 3. | Inappropriate closure of the foramen ovale results in patent foramen ovale.
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| 4. | Permanent anatomical closure of the foramen ovale occurs with time in normal infants.
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| 5. | There are two other fetal shunts, the ductus venosus and the foramen ovale.
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| 6. | Inappropriate closure of the foramen ovale results in patent foramen ovale.
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| 7. | The foramen ovale, an atrial septal defect, or inflammation of the right atrial epicardium.
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| 8. | As the septum secundum grows, it leaves a small opening called the foramen ovale.
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| 9. | This passageway is called the " foramen ovale ".
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| 10. | A patent foramen ovale ( PFO ) is thought to only open in certain conditions.
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